The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip pain did not manifest during service or within a year of separation, and there is no evidence of continuity of symptomatology. The Board found the VA examiner's opinion inadequate for adjudicative purposes.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of in-service injury or disease related to the Veteran's right hip pain, and there is no established continuity of symptoms since service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24069765
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 151 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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