The Board found that the Veteran's hip disability and sciatic neuropathy were not incurred in or aggravated due to active service, nor were they incurred or aggravated due to other service connected disabilities. The evidence did not establish a direct relationship between the current conditions and service.
The deciding factor: There was no medical opinion linking the current hip disability and sciatica to service or any service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Hip disability, Sciatic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2011
- Citation
- 1114074
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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