The Board has determined that the veteran's right hip disorder is not service-connected and his claims for increased evaluations of shrapnel wound injuries to the right leg and postoperative saphenous vein thrombosis are denied. The veteran's total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is also denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish a causal relationship between the veteran's right hip disorder, shrapnel wound injuries of the right leg, and postoperative saphenous vein thrombosis with his service-connected conditions. The Board finds that these claims are not well-grounded as there is no medical nexus linking the current disabilities to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Disorder, Shrapnel Wound Injuries of Right Leg (Muscle Group XI), Postoperative Saphenous Vein Thrombosis of the Right Leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0009179
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What this means for you
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