The Board has granted compensation for left leg length discrepancy under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and service connection for mechanical lower back syndrome as secondary to the left leg length discrepancy.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's mechanical lower back syndrome is caused by his left leg length discrepancy, which was caused by VA carelessness in the October 2014 hip surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg length discrepancy, mechanical lower back syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2023
- Citation
- 23053410
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for a VA examination and opinion regarding his left leg disorder, including leg length discrepancy and left foot disorder. The issues of secondary service connection for a left ankle disorder are also remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for left leg length discrepancy, bilateral hearing loss, and a compensable evaluation of Tufts fracture, left little finger, resolved (minor).
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left leg length discrepancy but denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied a higher disability rating for left leg length discrepancy and remanded the issue of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
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