The Board denied service connection for a right hip disorder, urinary frequency as secondary to bilateral hydroceles, and left knee disorder (including as secondary to right knee disability).,There is no current diagnosis of a right hip disorder. The Veteran's reported generalized right hip pain did not result in functional impairment.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran has been diagnosed with a right hip disability at any time during or immediately prior to the relevant claim period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right hip disorder","diagnosis":null,"relationship_to_service_connection":"Secondary to service-connected right knee disability"}, {"condition_name":"Urinary frequency","diagnosis":"Bilateral hydroceles","relationship_to_service_connection":"Secondary to service-connected bilateral hydroceles"}, {"condition_name":"Left knee disorder","diagnosis":"Degenerative arthritis in the left knee (left knee disorder)","relationship_to_service_connection":"Not related to service, not aggravated by service-connected right knee disability"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2019
- Citation
- A19001872
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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