The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right hip disorder and a chronic low back disorder, finding that there is no evidence of such conditions during service or for many years thereafter. The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that these current disabilities are related to his service-connected arthritis of the left knee or bilateral hallux valgus with metatarsalgia and arthritis of the feet.
The deciding factor: The veteran's right hip disorder and chronic low back disorder were not shown during service, and there is no competent evidence linking them to his service-connected conditions. The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that these current disabilities are related to his service-connected arthritis of the left knee or bilateral hallux valgus with metatarsalgia and arthritis of the feet.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Disorder, Chronic Low Back Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0638554
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