The Board has granted the reopening of a previously denied claim for service connection for UTIs. The claims for service connection for restless legs and right hip bursitis, both secondary to a service-connected low back disability, were denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the current conditions to service or a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs), Restless Legs, Right Hip Bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20068582
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