The Board denied service connection for right hip, left hip, and right knee disorders all claimed as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected enlarged navicular tuberosities.,Service connection was also denied for Hepatitis C, which the Veteran claimed was related to his service-connected enlarged navicular tuberosities.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a current diagnosis of any hip or knee disorder and found no causal relationship between these disorders and the service-connected enlarged navicular tuberosities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Disorder, Left Hip Disorder, Right Knee Disorder, Hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2024
- Citation
- 24015830
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable initial rating for Hepatitis C, finding that the Veteran's condition was asymptomatic and did not meet the criteria for any higher rating.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder is related to his military service and grants entitlement to service connection.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's Hepatitis C with cirrhosis is related to service, and therefore grants service connection for these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for a right knee disorder and an initial compensable rating for TBI, as new evidence was received. The effective date for service connection for TBI is being remanded.
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