Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's status post right hip disability as secondary to his service-connected status post left total knee arthroplasty.
The deciding factor: The evidence persuasively supports that the Veteran's gait was impacted due to his service-connected status post left total knee arthroplasty, leading to additional wear and tear on his right knee and bilateral hips beyond natural aging process.
- Claimed conditions
- status post right hip replacement with avascular necrosis and degenerative arthritis (status post right hip disability)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25010099
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