The Veteran's bilateral hip disorder (diagnosed as osteoarthritis) and right eye disorder are found to be related to his military service, and the claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran’s current bilateral hip osteoarthritis is caused by Reiter’s syndrome, which was first diagnosed in service. The examiner also noted that there is a history of right eye symptoms secondary to Reiter’s syndrome during service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip disorder (osteoarthritis), right eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19185596
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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