The Board has determined that the veteran's left hip disorder was not incurred in or aggravated during active service, and there is no evidence to support a presumption of service connection. The VA examiner found no causal link between the current left hip disorder and the veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current left hip disorder to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the left hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0614630
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