The Board has granted service connection for a chronic cervical strain, but denied the veteran's claims for damage to his spinal column and arthritis of his hips.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran's current hip arthritis or degenerative joint disease was less likely than not related to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- damage to the spinal column, arthritis of the hips
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0612044
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What this means for you
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