The Board denied service connection for a right hip condition, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not related to his active service or any in-service injury. The Board also found no evidence of secondary service connection due to his service-connected left foot disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical records did not provide sufficient evidence linking the Veteran's right hip condition to his military service, including his service-connected left foot disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip osteoarthritis, Trochanteric bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19145787
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