The Board granted service connection for bilateral hip disabilities and a post-surgical right hip scar, finding that the Veteran's congenital hip diseases were aggravated by his active service.
The deciding factor: The private and VA medical opinions provided evidence that the Veteran's bilateral hip conditions were aggravated in service, rebutting the presumption of soundness at entry into service.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip osteoarthritis, right hip total replacement, right hip scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24066115
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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