The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip avascular necrosis did not manifest during a period of active duty service and therefore, cannot be granted on a presumptive basis. Additionally, because his left hip avascular necrosis was severed in an August 2015 rating decision, secondary service connection for the right hip condition is also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's periods of ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA did not meet the requirement of 90 days' active duty service as required by VA regulations to establish presumptive service connection for avascular necrosis.
- Claimed conditions
- avascular necrosis, right hip, avascular necrosis, left hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2017
- Citation
- 1747646
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