The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left hip tear as secondary to his service-connected lumbar degenerative disc disease and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the left hip disability was proximately caused by the May 2016 fall, which was found to be due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities (lumbar degenerative disc disease and radiculopathy).
- Claimed conditions
- left hip tear, femoral acetabular impingement syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- August 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24047269
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right hip osteoarthritis, femoral acetabular impingement syndrome and paralabral cyst as well as left hip osteoarthritis, femoral acetabular impingement syndrome and paralabral cyst. The decision is based on the Veteran's active service and parachute jump related trauma.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for back disability, left hip disability, and right hip disability have been granted.,An effective date of August 14, 2018, has been assigned for the grant of service connection for tinnitus.
- Denied
The Veteran's left hip disability is currently rated at 20 percent for labral tear with femoral acetabular impingement syndrome and osteoarthritis with thigh impairment, 10 percent for limitation of flexion, and 10 percent for limitation of extension. The appeal has been denied as the evidence does not support a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Dismissed
The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeals for the issues related to earlier effective dates for left hip disabilities.,The Board dismissed all appeals as the Veteran withdrew them.
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