The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left total hip replacement as secondary to his service-connected right knee replacement, finding that the disability is at least as likely as not proximately due to his service-connected right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's left hip disability was proximately due to his service-connected right knee disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- left total hip replacement
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2022
- Citation
- 22054485
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C, liver cancer, portal vein thrombosis, and left total hip replacement as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings related to his service-connected left hip and knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for hepatitis C, liver cancer, portal vein thrombosis, and left total hip replacement due to incomplete service treatment records and a need for additional medical opinions.
- Granted
Service connection is granted for lumbosacral strain and degenerative arthritis with IVDS, but service connection for left total hip replacement is remanded.
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