The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a disability manifested by right leg pain, numbness of the right side, or degenerative arthritis of the low back. The Board also found no evidence to support service connection for these conditions on a secondary basis to his service-connected status post right total hip replacement.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports and other medical records do not provide sufficient evidence linking the veteran's claimed disorders to his service-connected disability or to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right leg pain, Numbness of the right side, Degenerative arthritis of the low back
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0615674
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for hearing loss, an enlarged prostate, sleep apnea, a disability manifested by blood in the urine, and right leg pain due to an impermissible concurrent election of administrative review.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and enlarged prostate, as there was no evidence of a current disability or a link to in-service exposure. The claims for blood in urine, sleep apnea, and right leg pain were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the low back and bilateral lower extremities neurological disorders. Service connection is remanded for multiple joint arthritis, left upper extremity neurological disorder, and right upper extremity neurological disorder.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the low back, left shoulder impingement syndrome, and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome. The Veteran's conditions are deemed to have been incurred in service.
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