The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral trochanteric bursitis, finding that there was no medical evidence to support a nexus between her current condition and her active duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion did not find a link between the Veteran's current hip disability and her service-connected femur fractures.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral trochanteric bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2014
- Citation
- 1451549
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a VA medical opinion to determine if his current hip conditions are related to service or a service-connected condition, and whether any currently diagnosed bilateral hip disability was caused by his service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, bilateral hip bursitis, and gout of the feet. The evidence shows that these conditions have been present since service or are related to service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's bilateral trochanteric bursitis is granted as secondary to her service-connected fibromyalgia. The Board finds the determination of the August 2017 examiner concerning the relationship between the Veteran’s bilateral trochanteric bursitis and fibromyalgia to be especially probative.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for generalized arthritis, gout of the bilateral feet, and fibromyalgia. However, the preponderance of evidence is against granting these claims as there is no established link between any current conditions and active service.
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