The Board found that the veteran's hip disorder is not related to his service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied his claim.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence linking the current hip disorder to service or any service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- hip disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0617041
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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