The Board granted service connection for right hip osteoarthritis and left hip osteoarthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left ankle sprain.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion concluded that the Veteran's right hip disability and left hip disability are at least as likely as not caused and/or aggravated by his service-connected left ankle sprain with associated compensatory walking strategies, leading to an altered gait pattern and prolonged stress on his hips.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip osteoarthritis, left hip osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24072084
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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