The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for his service-connected left knee disability and for service connection for a left hip disorder. The decision found that there was no evidence of injury to the left hip in service, thus failing to establish service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no objective evidence of any injury to the left hip experienced during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Disorder, Left Hip Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2000
- Citation
- 0005607
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