The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip condition, finding that there was no evidence linking his current diagnosis to his military service or any of his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a link between the veteran's current right hip condition and his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2007
- Citation
- 0733822
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip arthritis is service-connected as it began during his active service and has persisted since then.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Court found that the Veteran's pre-existing right hip condition was aggravated by service and progressed to arthritis, leading to a grant of service connection for the right hip disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for right hip, shoulder, elbow, and low back disabilities, finding no evidence of in-service onset or relationship to active service.
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