The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right hip condition and an increased rating for his post-operative residuals of a comminuted fracture of the right tibia and fibula, finding no evidence to support these claims.
The deciding factor: There was no association between any current right hip disorder and the veteran's military service or a service-connected disorder. The VA examiner found no evidence of disability associated with his right knee disability that would warrant an increased rating beyond 10 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip condition, Post-operative residuals of a comminuted fracture of the right tibia and fibula
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0632674
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