The Board granted service connection for right hip arthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee chondromalacia patella with limitation of extension. The claim for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and IVDS was remanded due to a need for additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion supported that the Veteran's right hip arthritis is at least as likely as not secondary to his service-connected right knee chondromalacia patella with limitation of extension, while another examiner found it less likely than not. The Board granted service connection based on the benefit-of-the-doubt rule.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip arthritis, lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092283
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