The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral hip disability and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's bilateral hip condition was incurred in or caused by service, nor was it secondary to his service-connected disabilities. The Board found the Veteran's account of having had hip pain since service to be not credible.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hip disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2024
- Citation
- 24002890
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Veteran's cervical spine disability is rated at 10 percent prior to March 7, 2017. Service connection for low back disorder, left knee disorder, and bilateral hip disorder are denied as secondary to service-connected disabilities.
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