The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hip disabilities, including osteoarthritis and avascular necrosis of the hips, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in approximate balance regarding whether the Veteran's hip disabilities are related to his service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Left hip osteoarthritis, Right hip avascular necrosis and osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2026
- Citation
- 26000249
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