The Board has determined that there is no competent evidence linking the Veteran's bilateral hip disability to his active duty service.,The VA examination report confirmed that the Veteran had a congenital deviated septum, which was not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a direct link between the Veteran's current bilateral hip condition and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hip Disability, Deviated Septum
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2013
- Citation
- 1324767
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