The Veteran's service connection claims for an orthopedic back condition and bilateral hip condition have been denied as the evidence does not establish that these conditions are related to his military service or a pre-existing condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current symptoms of an orthopedic back condition and bilateral hip condition are attributed to age-related changes rather than service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Orthopedic back condition, Bilateral hip condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2018
- Citation
- 18145571
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and to obtain additional evidence.
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