The Board has granted service connection for a right hip disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability. The issues of service connection for cervical, lumbar, and thoracic spine disorders including ankylosing spondylitis are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions. Service connection for PTSD is also remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's right hip osteoarthritis was caused by or related to his service-connected right knee disability, thus granting service connection on a secondary basis.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip disorder (osteoarthritis), Cervical spine disorder (ankylosing spondylitis), Lumbar spine disorder (ankylosing spondylitis), Thoracic spine disorder (ankylosing spondylitis), Acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22067854
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What this means for you
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