The Board denied service connection for a right hip disorder and bilateral knee disorder, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a nexus between the Veteran's current diagnoses of right hip and bilateral knee disorders and his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Disorder, Bilateral Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19105392
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.
What you can do next
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