The Veteran's claimed conditions, including osteoarthritis and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, left hip pain, right foot pain, left foot pain, and major depressive disorder, were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The Board found that these conditions are not proximately caused by or aggravated beyond their natural progression by a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claimed conditions did not manifest to a compensable degree within one year of separation from service and the VA examiners provided negative etiological opinions, stating that there was no medical evidence linking these conditions to his service-connected right hip strain with myositis ossificans.
- Claimed conditions
- Osteoarthritis and degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine, Left hip pain, Right foot pain, Left foot pain, Major depressive disorder (MDD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2022
- Citation
- A22020762
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