The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral hip disability and cervical spine degenerative disc disease (DDD) and degenerative joint disease (DJD) with foraminal encroachment, as there was no evidence of an etiological relationship between the claimed conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding for direct service connection due to lack of medical evidence linking the Veteran's current conditions to his in-service motorcycle accident or any other incident during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hip disability, Cervical spine degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease with foraminal encroachment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22001223
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hip disability due to insufficient evidence of a current disability and no in-service incurrence or aggravation.
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