The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a left thigh muscle disorder, left hamstring disorder, or trochanter bursitis of the left hip as a result of his service. The RO's decision to grant service connection for the scar on the left thigh and assign a 10 percent rating is upheld.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service, nor can it be attributed to a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left thigh muscle disorder, left hamstring disorder, trochanter bursitis, left hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 15, 2005
- Citation
- 0519322
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left knee pain but denied service connection for a left hamstring disorder, left foot plantar fasciitis, back pain, right and left lower extremity pain and numbness, and psychiatric disability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left and right hamstring disorders as the evidence did not show that the Veteran had a current disability during the pendency of the appeal.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability, in-service incurrence or aggravation, and no nexus between the current complaints and service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions and dismissed appeals for initial disability ratings, with the exception of remanding certain claims.
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