Granted
The Board granted service connection for left hip degenerative arthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral spine disability.
The deciding factor: The April 2024 VA-obtained medical opinion causally linked the Veteran's left hip disability to her service-connected back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25085699
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