The Board denied service connection for the veteran's left hip condition, finding it not related to an in-service injury or event and not secondary to a service-connected left knee condition.
The deciding factor: The February 2022 and August 2022 VA examiners' opinions were probative as they were based on a review of the Veteran's medical history, examinations, and medical literature, indicating that the current disability was less likely than not proximately due to or aggravated by the service-connected left knee condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- 25002694
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