The Veteran's headaches, low back disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, and right ankle disability are all granted as secondary to his service-connected left ankle disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s disabilities were aggravated by his service-connected left ankle disability based on medical opinions and lay evidence showing how the left ankle affected his gait and posture, leading to aggravation of other disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, low back disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19189721
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What this means for you
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