The Veteran's lumbar spine stenosis is granted as secondary to his service-connected left hip Legg-Perthes disease.,His left lower extremity neurological impairment (sciatica) and right lower extremity neurological impairment (sciatica) are both granted as secondary to his lumbar spine disability.,His right hip necrosis is granted as secondary to his service-connected left hip Legg-Perthes disease.,The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome, hypertension, left shoulder disability, and right shoulder disability were all denied.
The deciding factor: Dr. Skaggs provided an opinion linking the gait disturbances and pain caused by the service-connected Legg-Perthes disease of the left hip to the development and aggravation of the Veteran's lumbar spine stenosis, which is granted as secondary.,The private physician opined that the Veteran’s right hip necrosis was more likely than not aided in its development and aggravated by his service-connected left hip Legg-Perthes disease.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine stenosis, left lower extremity neurological impairment (sciatica), right lower extremity neurological impairment (sciatica), right hip necrosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20027264
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