The Board granted service connection for osteoarthritis left hip and remanded the claims for bilateral flat foot, lumbosacral strain, and right knee strain.
The deciding factor: The grant of service connection was based on a direct link to military service activities, while the other claims were remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral flat foot with s/p fracture of the left foot 5th MTP joint, lumbosacral strain, to include as secondary to service-connected osteoarthritis right hip, osteoarthritis left hip, right knee strain, to include as secondary to service-connected left knee strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25041116
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,038 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for osteoarthritis left hip, as the evidence did not show a limitation of abduction such that motion was lost beyond 10 degrees.
- Granted
The Veteran's osteoarthritis left hip is granted as secondary to his service-connected limitation of flexion, right knee.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether a right hip disability is caused or aggravated by service-connected conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's case is being remanded for further consideration of multiple issues, including a TDIU claim and the rating of various disabilities.
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