The Board found that the Veteran's current diagnoses of bilateral and left hip disabilities, including osteoarthritis, avascular necrosis, and bursitis, were not related to his military service. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions had their onset during or within one year after his separation from active duty.
The deciding factor: The April 2015 VA examiner's opinion provided a comprehensive rationale based on the Veteran's in-service and post-service treatment records, his account of his in-service experiences, and current medical literature. The examiner found that the Veteran's bilateral hip osteoarthritis was silent until 2012, his left hip avascular necrosis had a recent onset (2014), and his left hip trochanteric bursitis was likely a consequence of his bilateral hip osteoarthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip osteoarthritis, left hip avascular necrosis, left hip bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2016
- Citation
- 1630691
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