The Board found that the Veteran's current right hip condition is not related to his service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's degenerative arthritis was less likely than not related to the accident incurred in service, as there were no indications of any serious hip problems during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1020304
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What this means for you
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