The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a hip condition and an initial evaluation for right leg shortening. The hip condition claim was denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between the current hip condition and service, while the right leg shortening claim was also denied due to lack of medical evidence establishing a relationship with the service-connected lumbar disc disease.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is insufficient medical evidence linking the veteran's current hip condition or right leg shortening to his military service or any service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- hip condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2007
- Citation
- 0717283
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