The Board granted service connection for left hip strain and right hip strain, both considered secondary to the Veteran's service-connected knee conditions.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided in May 2021 was found more probative than the VA examiner's opinion from August 2020, as it thoroughly explained the relationship between the Veteran's hips condition and his knees condition due to compensatory posture and movement.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip strain, right hip strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 31, 2024
- Citation
- A24070418
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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