The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disability, claimed as secondary to service-connected orthopedic disabilities. The December 2014 VA medical opinion constitutes probative evidence against the Veteran's claim.
The deciding factor: The December 2014 VA examiner stated that it was less likely than not (less than 50 percent probability) that the Veteran's right hip condition was proximately due to or the result of his service-connected conditions, including right knee total knee arthroplasty and right knee arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip disability, right knee total knee arthroplasty, right knee arthritis, total left knee arthroplasty, chronic lumbar strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2017
- Citation
- 1719520
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to reconsider the Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip, left knee, right hip, and lower back disabilities. The claim for left hip disability is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding the service connection for left and right knee arthritis, thus the appeal is dismissed.
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