The Board has determined that there is no evidence linking the Veteran's avascular necrosis of the bilateral hips to his military service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish a link between the Veteran's current hip disability and his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- avascular necrosis of the bilateral hips
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2018
- Citation
- 1803116
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for avascular necrosis of the bilateral hips, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the condition had its onset during a period of INACDUTRA in 2004 and 2005.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for avascular necrosis of the bilateral hips and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's in-service exposure to Agent Orange. Service connection was denied for bilateral hearing loss due to lack of evidence showing a current disability.
- Granted
The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral hip disability, diagnosed as avascular necrosis with arthritis, is related to his active duty service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for additional development due to incomplete records and need for further examination.
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