The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the bilateral hips and shoulders, finding that these conditions are secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no direct link between the service-connected left knee disability and the bilateral hip or shoulder conditions. However, they concluded that the left knee disability caused changes in gait which affected both lower extremities, leading to bilateral hip and shoulder osteoarthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the bilateral hips, Degenerative arthritis of the bilateral shoulders
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24049189
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the bilateral hips as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar degenerative disc disease, but remanded claims for right knee, left knee, and right shoulder disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for osteoarthritis in the bilateral fingers, other than right little finger and for an undiagnosed illness (claimed as fatigue). Service connection was also denied for degenerative arthritis of the bilateral shoulders. The Veteran's claims were decided on a direct basis without any presumption or secondary relationship to service-connected conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for degenerative arthritis of the bilateral hips, knees, left shoulder, and thoracolumbar spine as there was no evidence showing a nexus to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine and bilateral hips due to a need for a new medical opinion addressing whether the appellant's service-connected knee and foot disabilities have aggravated his claimed conditions.
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