The Board has determined that the veteran does not have residuals of a hip injury caused or aggravated by service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of residuals of a hip injury, and there are no records showing in-service complaints, diagnoses, or treatment related to such condition.
- Claimed conditions
- hip injury, schizophrenic reaction (also claimed as depression, extreme fear, alcoholism, and post-traumatic stress disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2005
- Citation
- 0508602
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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