The Board granted service connection for right hip degenerative joint disease, finding it to be caused by the Veteran's service-connected back condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a clear link between the Veteran's service-connected back condition and his right hip degenerative joint disease.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip degenerative joint disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2023
- Citation
- 23001229
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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