The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip injury, left hip joint spasm (claimed as left hip injury), and sprained back. The decision is mixed, with some issues granted and others not.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a current disability or link to service for all of the conditions claimed.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right hip injury, left hip joint spasm (claimed as left hip injury), sprained back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1007951
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date of October 24, 2013 for both entitlement to a TDIU and establishment of basic eligibility to DEA benefits.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a right hip injury and left hip osteoarthritis, finding an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding the claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for post-traumatic stress disorder, left hip replacement due to degenerative arthritis and avascular necrosis, and residuals of a right hip injury from May 26, 2009 to August 31, 2013 as additional development is required.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of residuals of a right hip injury and granted it. The issue of determining the current severity of his right shoulder impingement is also addressed.
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