The Board found that the Veteran's herniated disc of the lumbar spine with left side radiculopathy and left hip avascular necrosis is not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disease or injury.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence showing a direct relationship between the Veteran's service-connected left leg disability and his current back and hip conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- herniated disc of the lumbar spine, left side radiculopathy, left hip avascular necrosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2010
- Citation
- 1036172
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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