The Board granted service connection for a back disability and a right hip disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee chondromalacia.

The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in approximate balance as to whether the disabilities were caused by the service-connected condition, leading the Board to resolve all reasonable doubt in favor of granting service connection.

Claimed conditions

Degenerative disc disease with vertebral contusion lumbar spine and lumbar radiculopathy (back disability), Trochanteric pain syndrome with trochanteric bursitis, femoral acetabular impingement syndrome, and labral tears of the right hip (right hip disability)

How they argued it

Secondary to another service-connected condition

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

100%

Decision date

November 10, 2025

Citation

A25097568

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