The Veteran's left hip disability is granted as service-connected, and he is also entitled to a temporary total evaluation following his September 2018 surgery.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a nexus between the Veteran's military service and his current degenerative arthritis of the left hip, which was caused by injuries sustained while playing football at West Point.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the left hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23060026
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the right and left hips, but granted a 10 percent rating from April 12, 2011, for both hip conditions.
- Partly granted
The appeal for higher ratings of sciatic and femoral nerve radiculopathies was dismissed, while the claims for service connection of degenerative arthritis and avascular necrosis of both hips were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an addendum medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's left hip disability was caused or aggravated by his service-connected foot disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, right hip, and left hip as secondary to service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.
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