The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right-hip disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by active service and that arthritis did not manifest within one year of separation from service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no medical evidence linking the current hip condition to service, including STRs which showed only minor complaints unrelated to the right hip. The Board also noted that arthritis was never identified during service or in the first post-service years.
- Claimed conditions
- right-hip disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19136902
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