The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right hip injury and left hip disorder, as well as his claim for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss. The evidence submitted did not provide new or material information to reopen any of these claims.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was presented to reopen the claims for service connection for right hip injury and left hip disorder, nor was there sufficient evidence to grant a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip injury, left hip disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2002
- Citation
- 0214980
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right hip injury, finding that the Veteran's condition was incurred in or aggravated by active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a left hip disorder to be further developed, including an examination.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Partly granted
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity, lumbar radiculopathy as they were already granted. The claims for service connection for a right hip disorder, left hip disorder, right elbow disorder, left elbow disorder, and cervical spine disorder are remanded for further development.
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