The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection of a left hip disorder and an effective date earlier than May 5, 2004, for a compensable evaluation for traumatic arthritis, left foot. The claim for pyelitis was not addressed as it did not manifest any active symptomatology.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's current hip disorder is related to his military service and there is no new and material evidence presented to reopen the previously denied claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis, left hip, Traumatic arthritis, left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 29, 2005
- Citation
- 0520571
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