The Board found no evidence to support secondary service connection for bilateral hip disorders or peripheral vascular disease of the left leg, as they are not proximately due to or aggravated by a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The examiner could not find any evidence of disease of the hip joints and opined that the appellant fractured his left tibia and fibula in 1952 and did not have symptomatic vascular problems until approximately 1994, making it unlikely that these conditions are related to the fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip disorders, peripheral vascular disease of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0030782
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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