The Board found that the avascular necrosis of the hips was not proximately caused by VA medical treatment and denied the claim for disability compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a finding that the avascular necrosis of the hips was proximately caused by VA medical treatment, specifically two injections of steroids in 1994 and 1995.
- Claimed conditions
- Avascular necrosis of the hips
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2007
- Citation
- 0718054
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