The Board found that the Veteran's low back disorder did not have its onset in service or within the initial post-service year, and is otherwise unrelated to her active service. The weight of the credible and probative evidence does not support a finding that her bilateral hip disorder had its onset in service.,The Board also found that the Veteran's bilateral shoulder disorder did not have its onset in service and is otherwise unrelated to her active service.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records do not show any complaints of back pain or injury during military service. The current low back disorder is attributed to a work-related incident after discharge, which does not support a finding of service connection.,The bilateral hip disorder is secondary to the Veteran's low back disorder and there is no evidence in the record that it had its onset in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Disorder, Bilateral Hip Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1526946
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