The Veteran was granted service connection for right hip degenerative arthritis with an effective date of July 29, 2008.,Service connection for a residual scar on the right hip, secondary to a total right hip replacement, was also granted with an effective date of August 4, 2009.
The deciding factor: The effective dates were determined based on when the Veteran filed his claims and when the disabilities manifested.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip degenerative arthritis, residual right hip scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19130280
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left hip degenerative arthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle and knee conditions, and major depressive disorder as secondary to his service-connected knee and ankle conditions. The Board also granted a 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left ankle, right ankle, bilateral hip conditions and entitlement to specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grant as there is insufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran's pre-existing conditions were aggravated during his period of ACDUTRA.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection regarding right hip degenerative arthritis before a decision was made.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, left ankle disorder, and right ankle disorder. The claims for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, left hip degenerative arthritis, right hip degenerative arthritis, respiratory infection, and chronic sinusitis were remanded for further development.
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