The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral lower extremity and hip conditions, finding that there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions. The claim for lumbar degenerative disease was also denied.
The deciding factor: There is no indication of an in-service incurrence or aggravation of left or right lower extremity and hip conditions, and the Veteran's current conditions are attributed to a post-service motor vehicle accident.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative disease, left lower extremity and hip condition, right lower extremity and hip condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2018
- Citation
- 18114898
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