The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip condition, finding that there is no persuasive evidence to support the claim and concluding that the current disability did not begin during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not persuasively weigh in favor of finding that the Veteran's right hip tendonitis began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2026
- Citation
- A26004761
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