The Board denied an earlier effective date for a 30% rating for right hip disability, finding that the evidence did not support such a rating prior to February 11, 2001.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the veteran met the criteria for a 30% rating prior to February 11, 2001.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative changes of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2001
- Citation
- 0125047
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling an examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's low back disability and associated lower extremity radiculopathy. The effective dates for service connection for degenerative changes of the right hip and left hip are also being addressed.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's degenerative changes of the right hip have been rated at 10 percent since June 2008, and no higher rating is warranted based on the evidence.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for arthritis of the right hip, finding that it had its onset in service and resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims were denied as his conditions did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under applicable VA regulations.
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