The Board has granted service connection for osteoarthritis of the left and right hips, finding that these conditions had their onset during active duty.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current bilateral hip disorders are found to have originated in service based on his credible lay statements regarding symptoms and an abnormal gait observed by fellow service members.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip disorder (osteoarthritis), right hip disorder (osteoarthritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 22, 2023
- Citation
- 23017939
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What this means for you
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