The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip disability and lumbar spine disability, finding no evidence of a nexus to service or Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions were not definite in linking the disabilities to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip disability, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2004
- Citation
- 0408585
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What this means for you
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