The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a groin disability and denied service connection for secondary hip, ankle, and tendonitis disabilities. The case is remanded to obtain additional VA examination records and determine if there are any new symptoms or increased severity of his left ear hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The July 2012 VA examination report did not find a groin disability and the Veteran's assertions were found to be less credible than the negative findings in the examination report.
- Claimed conditions
- Groin disability, Osteoarthritis of the right hip, Osteoarthritis of the left hip, Osteoarthritis right acromioclavicular joint with impingement syndrome, dominant, Osteoarthritis left acromioclavicular joint with impingement syndrome, Chronic Achilles tendonitis, right ankle, Chronic Achilles tendonitis, left ankle
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2015
- Citation
- 1524189
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