The Veteran's left hip, right hip, and low back disorders were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The Board found no connection between the current diagnoses of rheumatoid arthritis and the service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right iliac crest.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing that the Veteran's current left hip, right hip, and low back disorders are related to his period of active service or any incident therein. The VA examiner opined there was no connection between the recent rheumatoid arthritis and his old injury (service-connected fracture of the right iliac crest).
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Disorder, Right Hip Disorder (notwithstanding the service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right iliac crest), Low Back Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1010252
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