The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to December 8, 2015 are denied as there were no pending and unadjudicated claims for service connection for any right or left hip disabilities or any right or left lower extremity neurological disabilities prior to December 8, 2015.,The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to December 8, 2015 are denied as there were no pending and unadjudicated claims for service connection for any right or left hip disabilities or any right or left lower extremity neurological disabilities prior to December 8, 2015.,The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to December 8, 2015 are denied as there were no pending and unadjudicated claims for service connection for any right or left hip disabilities or any right or left lower extremity neurological disabilities prior to December 8, 2015.,The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to December 8, 2015 are denied as there were no pending and unadjudicated claims for service connection for any right or left hip disabilities or any right or left lower extremity neurological disabilities prior to December 8, 2015.,The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to December 8, 2015 are denied as there were no pending and unadjudicated claims for service connection for any right or left hip disabilities or any right or left lower extremity neurological disabilities prior to December 8, 2015.,The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to December 8, 2015 are denied as there were no pending and unadjudicated claims for service connection for any right or left hip disabilities or any right or left lower extremity neurological disabilities prior to December 8, 2015.,The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to December 8, 2015 are denied as there were no pending and unadjudicated claims for service connection for any right or left hip disabilities or any right or left lower extremity neurological disabilities prior to December 8, 2015.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's original claim for service connection was received on December 8, 2015. There were no pending and unadjudicated claims for the conditions in question prior to that date.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip limitation of flexion, left hip limitation of flexion, right hip limitation of extension, left hip limitation of extension, left hip trochanteric pain syndrome, right lower extremity radiculopathy (right lower extremity radiculopathy), left lower extremity radiculopathy (left lower extremity radiculopathy)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19113357
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