The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hip condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support the existence of a current disability, and there is no credible evidence linking any claimed hip disorder to active duty or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hip disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0911514
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral hip disability and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hip disorder, GERD, IHD, a gastrointestinal disorder other than GERD, a sinus disorder, and a low back disorder as new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claims. The TDIU claim was also denied.
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