The Board found that the Veteran's current left hip and left elbow disorders did not manifest in service and are not related to any event or incident of his active service, including his confirmed parachute jumps.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing a nexus between the Veteran's current left hip and left elbow disabilities and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Bursitis, Left Elbow Tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2016
- Citation
- 1612689
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