The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to October 30, 2006 for the award of service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left hip is denied.,An earlier effective date of January 7, 2005 for the assignment of a compensable evaluation for right hip arthritis with pain dating back to July 2005 is granted.
The deciding factor: The earliest claim for service connection was filed in October 2003. The effective date cannot be earlier than this as entitlement did not arise until April 2007 when a nexus opinion was provided.,An earlier effective date of January 7, 2005 is granted based on the Veteran's original claim for service connection and his reported symptoms dating back to July 2005.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Left Hip, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1039628
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- Denied
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