Denied
The Board denied service connection for right hip osteoarthritis, status-post total hip replacement, as the evidence did not support a direct link to active duty or any incident of service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was more persuasive than the private physician's opinion and there was no evidence of continuity of symptoms from service.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip osteoarthritis, status-post total hip replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090688
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