The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support the veteran's claim of service connection for degenerative joint disease of the bilateral hips and status post left hip replacement, as his current condition did not manifest during or as a result of his military service.
The deciding factor: There was no in-service injury or incident linked to the current conditions, and there is insufficient medical evidence linking these conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the bilateral hips, status post left hip replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2007
- Citation
- 0727226
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple disabilities, including various musculoskeletal conditions and mental health disorders.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for entitlement to a compensable disability evaluation for migraine headaches and service connection for degenerative joint disease of the bilateral hips due to lack of jurisdiction over CUE claims.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a left hip disability, right hip disability, low back disability, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connection claims for various disabilities are being remanded due to the need to obtain her Reserve service records and provide TERA opinions regarding certain conditions.
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