Partly granted
The Board granted the Veteran's claims for service connection and effective dates, as well as a claim for secondary service connection for gastritis.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's musculoskeletal disabilities caused his gastritis, satisfying all prongs of a secondary service connection claim.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip strain, limitation of flexion, right hip strain, impairment of thigh, right hip strain, limitation of extension, left hip strain, limitation of flexion, left hip strain, impairment of thigh, left hip strain, limitation of extension, lumbar spine osteoarthritis and retrolisthesis, right knee degenerative arthritis, right knee instability, gastritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091336
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