The Veteran's petition to reopen service connection for right hip and lumbar spine disabilities was denied. The claims were reopened based on the submission of new and material evidence, but no service connection was granted as there is insufficient evidence linking current disabilities to service or a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been submitted, but it does not provide sufficient evidence to establish a causal relationship between the Veteran's current hip and back disabilities and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the right hip, Degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, Left hip joint pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19157731
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