The Board has determined that the Veteran's left hip osteopenia had its onset during service and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence, including a June 2016 VA examiner's opinion, established that the Veteran's left hip osteopenia began during service.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip osteopenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2017
- Citation
- 1726893
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left hip osteopenia had its onset during service and is therefore granted service connection. The bilateral wrist disorder and right hip disorder are not shown to have their onset during service, and thus service connection for these conditions is denied.
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