The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for his right lower extremity disability, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not related to a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner stated that the osteopenia and degenerative joint disease of the pelvic joints are secondary to the natural process of aging and not due to the veteran's service-connected left thigh disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right lower extremity disability, Osteopenia with mild degenerative joint disease of the pelvic joints, Severe osteopenia of the right femoral neck greater trochanter
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0604515
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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