The Board has determined that Perthes disease, a childhood condition, did not preexist or worsen during the veteran's military service and is therefore not service-connected.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show any in-service incident related to the hips or legs that could have caused or aggravated Perthes disease. The veteran's testimony indicates he only realized his hip pain was related to Perthes disease after a 1981 non-military work injury, and there is no mention of such an injury during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Perthes disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2008
- Citation
- 0800649
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