The Board found that there is no evidence showing a right hip disorder or degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine was incurred in service, and thus denied the Veteran's claims.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a current right hip disorder or degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine was present during active service or within one year thereafter. The Board also found that there is insufficient evidence to establish service connection on a secondary basis as the claimed conditions are not related to any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Disorder, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Lumbar Spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1000590
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What this means for you
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