Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection of left hip strain as secondary to left ankle traumatic arthritis was granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current left hip disability is caused by his service-connected left ankle traumatic arthritis, based on a private medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip strain, left ankle traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25000809
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