The Board denied service connection for a groin disability, including bilateral hip osteoarthritis, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the current condition and service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's current hip osteoarthritis is less likely related to his in-service injury due to the lack of continuity of symptoms and the established risk factors for arthritis such as obesity.
- Claimed conditions
- groin disability, bilateral hip osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2019
- Citation
- A19003100
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