The Board found that the Veteran does not have residuals of an injury to his left hip, lower back, or leg that are attributable to military service and denied all three claims.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a link between any current disabilities and the Veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of an injury to the left hip, residuals of an injury to the left lower back, residuals of an injury to the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2010
- Citation
- 1034856
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board found that there is no current diagnosis of a left hip disability, and thus denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of an injury to the left hip.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of an injury to the left foot, residuals of an injury to the left hip, and a psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for low back disorder and residuals of an injury to the left leg, finding no evidence of a current disability or a link between any diagnosed condition and service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right and left leg disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
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