The Board found that the Veteran's right knee, right hip, and low back disorders are not related to his service-connected disabilities. The claims for service connection were denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that it was less likely as not (less than a 50/50 probability) that the Veteran's right knee and hip pain and low back injury were caused by, or a result of, the service-connected left leg fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disorder, Right Hip Disorder, Low Back Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1027679
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