The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a hip disorder or generalized arthritis that began during service, and thus cannot establish service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing that the current hip disability or any generalized arthritis had its onset in service or was manifest to a degree of ten percent within one year after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- status post hip replacements, generalized arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2003
- Citation
- 0310007
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases of generalized arthritis and inguinal hernia for further development to address the nature and etiology of these conditions, including their relationship to service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for generalized arthritis and chronic fatigue syndrome, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal includes claims for service connection for various conditions, and the Board has ordered additional records to be obtained as part of this remand process.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for a higher rating in excess of 10 percent for esophagitis with Barrett's esophagus and hiatal hernia, service connection for diverticulitis, generalized arthritis, bilateral upper extremities CTS, and service connection for left Achilles tendon condition. Service connection was granted for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis with dextroscoliosis and residuals of a left Achilles tendon rupture.
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