The Board has granted service connection for a right hip condition, including need for replacement, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left ankle fracture.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the Veteran's right hip condition was caused by his service-connected left ankle fracture and instability causing him to fall in 2019, resulting in his right hip fracture and total arthroplasty.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip condition, including need for replacement, Left ankle fracture
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2026
- Citation
- A26023430
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for major depressive disorder, left ankle fracture, and left knee strain was denied. The Veteran is not entitled to a rating in excess of 30 percent for his major depressive disorder or an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his left ankle fracture. However, he is granted service connection for the left knee strain as secondary to his right knee strain.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left ankle fracture, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the September 21, 2005 rating decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left ankle disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions addressing the onset of these conditions during service or their relation to service, including the Veteran's reported jumping off tanks.
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