The Veteran's bilateral hip DJD and kidney disability have been granted service connection. The heart disorder, RLE neuropathy, and LLE neuropathy claims are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Service records show chronic DJD of the hips during service with continuity of symptoms since service. The Veteran also has a history of renal problems related to exertional rhabdomyolysis.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip degenerative joint disease (DJD), status post total hip replacement, right hip DJD, status post total hip replacement, kidney disability, to include renal toxicity and rhabdomyolysis with kidney failure and rhabdomyolysis with kidney failure, heart disorder, claimed as heart murmur, right lower extremity (RLE) neuropathy, left lower extremity (LLE) neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2023
- Citation
- 23060691
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- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, and bilateral upper/lower extremity diabetic neuropathies have been granted due to presumed exposure to herbicides during his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings as they were duplicate appeals that had been addressed in a separate appeal.
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