The Board has determined that the veteran's avascular necrosis of both hips was not incurred in service and is not related to his service. The claim for bilateral hip avascular necrosis is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence linking the avascular necrosis of the hips to service, and the preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that it is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip avascular necrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2008
- Citation
- 0844753
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What this means for you
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a bilateral hip disability, as secondary to service-connected right knee tendonitis. The VA examiner's opinion is inadequate and did not substantially comply with the May 2021 remand instructions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Still's disease, bilateral hip avascular necrosis associated with Still's disease, PTSD, and depression. The conditions were not found to be related to service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hip disability and granted it, finding that there is at least equipoise evidence to support a nexus between his current bilateral hip disability and his service-connected right knee condition.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hip avascular necrosis is more likely than not related to his alcohol abuse, which was secondary to his service-connected PTSD. Therefore, the claim for service connection for bilateral hip avascular necrosis is granted.
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