The Board finds that the Veteran's left hip disability, including avascular necrosis and the residuals of a left total hip replacement, was not incurred or aggravated as a result of active service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: VA examination reports found no causal relationship between the Veteran's lumbosacral strain and his avascular necrosis of the left hip. The examiner also noted that there was no established causal relationship between topical steroid use for dermatophytosis and the development of avascular necrosis.
- Claimed conditions
- avascular necrosis, left total hip replacement
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2014
- Citation
- 1442385
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
Your right hip disability, diagnosed as avascular necrosis and degenerative arthritis, has been granted service connection in a separate Board decision. This appeal is dismissed because the issue of your right hip disability was already resolved.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for osteoarthritis and avascular necrosis, left hip, limitation of adduction is dismissed. From August 24, 2019, the Veteran's appeals for ratings of 10 percent for limitation of flexion and extension are granted.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, prostate cancer, hypertension, bronchial asthma with chronic bronchitis, and CAD and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. However, an initial 10 percent disability rating was granted for hypertension.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeals for higher ratings and earlier effective dates for avascular necrosis of the hips, migraine headaches, bronchitis, asthma, right hip scar, TDIU, and DEA benefits prior to May 29, 2020.
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