The Board found that the veteran's avascular necrosis of the hips did not have its onset during her military service and could not be linked to any period of active duty for training or inactive duty training. The claim was denied as there is no evidence linking the current disability to service.
The deciding factor: There is no probative medical evidence that the veteran's avascular necrosis was related to an injury sustained during her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral avascular necrosis of the hips
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2007
- Citation
- 0740251
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board found that there is no evidence to support a finding that bilateral avascular necrosis of the hips developed in service or is otherwise related to service. The claim was denied.
- Granted
The Board has determined that avascular necrosis of the hips was incurred in service, and thus granted service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral avascular necrosis of the hips is a result of injury during his active military service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Board found that the claim was not well-grounded and denied service connection for bilateral avascular necrosis of the hips.
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