Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left hip strains as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected knee arthritis, but remanded claims for higher ratings for knee arthritis and a claim for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on an addendum opinion that linked the hip conditions to the service-connected knee arthritis, while the other issues required further development of the record.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip strain, left hip strain, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020906
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