The Veteran's service treatment records do not document any chronic complaints or a diagnosed disability of the left hip. Post-service medical evidence is also silent for any hip pathology at any point since his discharge from service. Therefore, there is no current disability to support a grant of service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no competent and credible evidence showing that the Veteran currently has a left hip disability or that such condition is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2012
- Citation
- 1231495
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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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