The Board granted service connection for degenerative spondylosis at C5-C6, right hip CAM deformity with impingement, labral tear, and acetabular cyst, and left hip CAM deformity with impingement. The remaining issues are remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in approximate balance as to whether the claimed conditions began during active service and continued through to the present, so the Board resolved any doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative spondylosis at C5-C6, Right hip CAM deformity with impingement, labral tear, and acetabular cyst, Left hip CAM deformity with impingement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23001364
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.
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