The Board found that the Veteran's service connection claims for degenerative joint disease of his hips, including residuals of bilateral total hip replacements, were not supported by evidence showing a link to military service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not support finding any relationship between the Veteran's current hip disabilities and his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip degenerative joint disease, right hip degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2012
- Citation
- 1234044
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