The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip disorders are related to his active military service, and thus grants service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a link between the Veteran's in-service injuries and his current hip disorders, including femoral acetabular impingement syndrome with avascular necrosis (AVN), osteonecrosis of the right hip, right hip pain, labral tear, and osteoarthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip femoral acetabular impingement syndrome, avascular necrosis of the right hip, right hip pain, labral tear, osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- February 12, 2026
- Citation
- A26013351
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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