The Board has determined that the veteran's avascular necrosis of the right and left hips is not related to his service-connected low back strain, and thus denied the claim for secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence linking the avascular necrosis of the hips to the service-connected low back strain.
- Claimed conditions
- Avascular necrosis of the right hip, Avascular necrosis of the left hip
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0604179
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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