The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current bilateral hip disability and that any prior diagnosed condition of trochanteric bursitis had resolved or subsided. The VA examiner concluded it is less likely than not related to service, his service-connected knee or spine conditions.
The deciding factor: The April 2015 VA examination report concluded that the Veteran's prior diagnosed bilateral trochanteric bursitis had resolved or subsided and was not related to any injury or event during service, or caused by or aggravated by his service-connected spine or knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral greater trochanteric bursitis, hip pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2017
- Citation
- 1727443
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