The Board has restored service connection for left hip disorders, including osteoarthritis and femoral acetabular impingement syndrome, as they are considered secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disorder.
The deciding factor: VA found that the January 2019 VA positive opinion was inadequate due to contradictory rationale, while two negative opinions from December 2019 and February 2020 were probative in determining that the left hip disorders are not caused or aggravated by service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Disorder, Osteoarthritis, Left Hip, Femoral Acetabular Impingement Syndrome, Left Hip
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24049844
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