Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disability, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between the condition and either in-service events or a service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The May 2024 VA examination concluded that the Veteran's right hip strain is more likely related to an injury sustained after military service, an inherent property of the hip itself, or obesity. There was no evidence supporting a link between the condition and his active service or his left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25002342
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