The Board denied service connection for chronic left hip and hand disorders due to a lack of evidence showing the presence of such conditions in service or at any time thereafter.
The deciding factor: Service records did not show any chronic left hand or hip disorder, and there was no credible evidence linking current disabilities to service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic left hip disorder, chronic left hand disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2004
- Citation
- 0415346
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