The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip displacement and a back disability as secondary to his preexisting status post bilateral distal femoral epiphyseodesis surgeries for genu valgum with acquired left leg shortening are denied because he is not service-connected for any of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's preexisting condition was not aggravated by service, and there is no evidence that his current disabilities are related to a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- status post bilateral distal femoral epiphyseodesis surgeries for genu valgum with acquired left leg shortening, bilateral hip displacement, scoliosis with lumbosacral strain and bilateral lower radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2023
- Citation
- 23066986
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