The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left and right hip avascular necrosis, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his active duty service or his service-connected lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The VA opinions found no causal relationship between the Veteran’s hip disabilities and his in-service motor vehicle accident or his service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip avascular necrosis, right hip avascular necrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20061447
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation due to individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from substantially gainful employment.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for increased ratings of his right hip disability prior to the Board's decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a retrospective medical opinion to determine the severity of the Veteran's right hip disorder without considering the ameliorative effects of medication, as per court holdings in Jones v. Shinseki and Ingram v. Collins.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including left knee degenerative joint disease, right knee degenerative joint disease, thoracolumbar spine degenerative joint disease and degenerative disc disease, major depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder, avascular necrosis of the left hip, and sleep apnea, all as secondary to service-connected disabilities.
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