The Board denied service connection for residuals of a neck injury and trochanteric bursitis, left hip as they were not related to the veteran's service or secondary to his service-connected low back pain.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence that relates the current conditions to an event or injury in active service including the service connected low back strain.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a neck injury, Trochanteric bursitis, left hip
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0903386
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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