The Veteran's right hip strain and degenerative spondylosis of the lumbar spine are granted as service connected due to injuries sustained during active duty for training.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran’s right hip strain and degenerative spondylosis were incurred during his active duty for training (ADT).
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip strain, Degenerative spondylosis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20003187
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for plantar fasciitis on the right and left foot, left and right ankle strain, left and right knee osteoarthritis, and left and right hip strain, all secondary to service-connected back and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities with weight gain/obesity as an intermediate step.
- Denied
The Board denied increased evaluations for the Veteran's service-connected conditions, finding that the current ratings accurately reflect the severity of his disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, right hip strain, lumbosacral strain, right knee meniscal tear, and left wrist sprain. The claim for service connection for cervical strain was remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board granted the Veteran's appeal regarding the timeliness of his substantive appeal and remanded several issues for further development.
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