The Veteran's trochanteric bursitis of the left hip was not shown to be related to his service-connected chondromalacia of the right knee, and thus service connection for this condition is denied.
The deciding factor: VA examination found no medical evidence supporting a nexus between the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability and his claimed left hip disability.
- Claimed conditions
- trochanteric bursitis of the left hip, chondromalacia of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1006167
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy and chondromalacia of the left knee to ensure compliance with prior remand directives.
- Dismissed
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