The Board denied service connection for chronic right hip pain and dismissed appeals for bowel incontinence secondary to a back disability and PFB.,There is no current evidence of a diagnosed right hip condition related to active duty service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish the presence of a current right hip condition, and there is insufficient competent medical opinion linking any potential right hip condition to service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic right hip pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2026
- Citation
- A26021564
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- Dismissed
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