Granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right hip degenerative joint disease as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus, plantar fasciitis of both feet.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on a finding that the Veteran's currently diagnosed bilateral hip DJD is proximately due to her service-connected bilateral foot disabilities, specifically an altered gait resulting from those conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip condition, to include degenerative joint disease (DJD), right hip condition, to include degenerative joint disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008596
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