The Board denied the claims for service connection for residuals of septoplasty, a bilateral hip condition, and residuals of a right leg injury as there was no evidence of current disabilities related to these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence indicating that the appellant currently experiences symptoms relating to his inservice septoplasty or has a current diagnosis of a bilateral hip condition or residuals of a right leg injury. Therefore, service connection cannot be established for any of these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of septoplasty, bilateral hip condition, residuals of a right leg injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0909210
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