The Board has determined that the veteran's left hip disability, including his total left hip replacement and osteoarthritis, was not incurred or aggravated during service. The claim is denied.
The deciding factor: There are no records of a left hip injury or disability in service, and the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the current condition is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis, left hip, left hip replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2008
- Citation
- 0806847
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