The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for back, neck, bilateral hip, pelvis, and right knee injuries due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by VA examiners found no credible evidence that the Veteran’s current conditions are related to an in-service injury or event.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Back injury","diagnoses":["lumbosacral strain","degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine"]}, {"condition_name":"Neck injury","diagnoses":["cervical strain"]}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral hip injury","diagnoses":["bilateral hip strain"]}, {"condition_name":"Pelvis injury","diagnoses":["pelvis pain"]}, {"condition_name":"Right knee injury","diagnoses":["right knee arthritis","anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear"]}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19166639
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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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