The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have low back strain or a right hip disability that is attributable to his active military service.,The VA examiners found no evidence linking these conditions to his period of service and did not find them related to his service-connected foot disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners noted the Veteran's complaints but concluded that there was insufficient medical evidence to support a link between his current low back strain or right hip disability and his active military service.,They also found no evidence of chronic conditions in the spine during service, which is necessary for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back strain, Right hip disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2009
- Citation
- 0935254
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