The Board has determined that the veteran's arthritis of the left leg and hip was not incurred or aggravated by active military service, nor may it be presumed to have been so incurred. The claim for increased rating for residuals of a severed left Achilles tendon will be addressed in a later post-development decision.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish an association between the veteran's arthritis of the left leg and hip and his military service or any service-connected disability, nor can it be presumed to have been incurred due to exposure to Agent Orange or other known risk factors.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the left leg and hip
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2002
- Citation
- 0218000
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