The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right hip condition and low back condition, finding that these conditions are secondary to his service-connected left foot fracture.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current right hip and low back conditions are a result of an altered gait caused by his service-connected left foot fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Condition, Low Back Condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20073025
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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