The Board granted service connection for bilateral hip arthritis and constipation, but denied service connection for an antalgic gait.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed continuous symptoms of a bilateral hip disorder since service separation, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection. Constipation was also found to be caused by the service-connected back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the spine with intervertebral disc syndrome (back disorder), Bilateral hip arthritis, Constipation
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2024
- Citation
- 24003767
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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