The Veteran's right hip avascular necrosis, left hip bursitis, and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremity are all found to be related to his military service.,The Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for major depression, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss disability, and an effective date earlier than November 4, 2016, for the grant of service connection for major depression are all remanded. The Veteran's claims for an increase rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral pes planus, and an effective date earlier than March 28, 2018, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability are also remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hip avascular necrosis, bursitis, and degenerative disc disease were all found to be related to his military service based on objective clinical evidence and credible statements from the Veteran.,Additional medical opinions are needed regarding the Veteran's knee conditions due to a lack of relevant in-service treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip avascular necrosis, left hip bursitis, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20007957
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.
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