The Board denied service connection for bilateral hip arthritis and DJD of the cervical spine, finding that there was no chronic in-service or post-service evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find a link between the current diagnoses and service, nor could any continuity of symptoms be established within one year of separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip arthritis, degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2016
- Citation
- 1643038
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeals for timely filing of their requests to appeal various rating decisions, including those related to service connection and increased ratings for multiple conditions.
- Denied
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