The Board has granted service connection for right and left hip disabilities, as well as cervical spine disability. The decision on the cervical spine issue is pending due to a need for an additional VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on aggravation of pre-existing conditions (hip disabilities) by other service-connected conditions (pes cavus, knee disabilities).
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Disability, Left Hip Disability, Cervical Spine Disability
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20074396
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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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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