Denied
The Board denied service connection for right and left hip arthritis, finding that the evidence did not support a direct or secondary connection to the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no current diagnosis of hip arthritis and concluded that any symptoms were more consistent with lumbar radicular symptoms. Additionally, there was no evidence linking the claimed conditions to the Veteran's active duty service or his service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip arthritis, left hip arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020415
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