The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for both his left hip dislocation and left hip DJD, finding that the pre-existing left hip condition did not increase in severity during service and was not related to service.
The deciding factor: The examiner concluded the Veteran’s left hip DJD is due to natural progression after service and is unrelated to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Dislocation, Left Hip Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21022929
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- Remanded (sent back)
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