The Board has granted service connection for left hip necrosis, finding that the condition is at least as likely as not caused by an in-service injury. The decision also acknowledges that the Veteran's lumbar spine and right hip disabilities may have contributed to his current condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a link between the Veteran's in-service injury and his current left hip necrosis, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip necrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19179109
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Decisions by this judge: 2,548 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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