Granted
The veteran's left hip disability is service-connected because it was caused by their service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's left hip disability is caused by his service-connected left knee disability, based on medical evidence and applying the benefit of the doubt to the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip disability, left knee tendonitis, patellofemoral pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25005785
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