The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to October 15, 2007 for the award of service connection for status post right total hip arthroplasty.
The deciding factor: The claim was filed on October 15, 2007 and the effective date is based on when the claim was received, not the date of surgery or diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Total Hip Arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2017
- Citation
- 1754489
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right total hip arthroplasty was granted a 70 percent evaluation as of October 18, 2021.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to obtain treatment records, conduct examinations, and provide opinions regarding the severity of his service-connected conditions and their relationship to in-service noise exposure.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and evaluation of the Veteran's right knee disability, specifically regarding instability. The Veteran is also pending a decision on his claim for increased rating for his right hip arthroplasty.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right hip disability is rated at 50 percent, and he is granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.
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