The Board has determined that the Veteran's left hip disability is not related to his military service and therefore denied his claim.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of a nexus between the Veteran's current left hip condition and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip pain, hip condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2017
- Citation
- 1759902
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