The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right hip disability, finding that there was no evidence of aggravation beyond natural progression due to his period of service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that a nexus between the Veteran's period of service and the aggravation of his preexisting right hip congenital condition has not been established.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip acetabular dysplasia
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2021
- Citation
- 21029275
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