The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed right hip and left hip arthralgias are manifestations of a lumbar spine disability, specifically a protrusion at L4-L5 vertebral level. These conditions are not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected right foot disorder.
The deciding factor: The more probative evidence reflects that the veteran's claimed right hip and left hip arthralgias are manifestations of a lumbar spine disability, specifically a protrusion at L4-L5 vertebral level. These conditions are not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected right foot disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Arthralgia, Right Hip Arthralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2003
- Citation
- 0300943
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The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disability as there was no evidence of an in-service injury and no competent medical evidence linking current arthralgia to service.
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- Denied
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