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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2018
- Citation
- 1803116
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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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