The Veteran's service-connected disabilities were rated at 90% from January 23, 2002. The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of special monthly compensation based on loss of use of the right lower extremity and DEA benefits.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities were rated 100% disabling prior to January 23, 2002, or that he was unemployable due to service-connected disabilities prior to this date.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Injury, Pelvic Asymmetry
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2018
- Citation
- 18160590
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What this means for you
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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: Granted
The Board has granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for a right hip injury and a right shoulder injury due to new and relevant evidence. The issues are now remanded for further review.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right hip injury, right knee condition, and right leg injury due to insufficient medical opinions addressing the Veteran's in-service injuries and their current conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right hip injury, finding that the Veteran's current condition did not have its onset during his active service and was not otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an addendum opinion regarding the effective date of SMC based on loss of use of the right lower extremity, which is related to service-connected right hip and pelvic asymmetry disabilities.
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