The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip replacement, finding that there is no evidence linking it to his service-connected bilateral knee and left hip conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence of record linking the veteran's right hip replacement to his bilateral knee or left hip disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0618526
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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