Service connection was denied for DDD of the lumbosacral spine, and effective dates prior to January 30, 2014 were denied for service-connected limitations of extension, abduction, and flexion of the left hip, as well as bipolar I disorder with moderate mania.,Entitlement to increased ratings for service-connected conditions was remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims for service connection were not supported by evidence showing a direct relationship between his in-service experiences and his current disabilities. The effective dates for the grants of service connection were determined based on when the initial claim was received, which was January 30, 2014.
- Claimed conditions
- DDD of the lumbosacral spine, limitation of extension of the left hip, limitation of abduction of the left hip, limitation of flexion of the left hip, bipolar I disorder with moderate mania
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19130828
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Decisions by this judge: 2,456 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral hip conditions and set an effective date of September 4, 2024.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has granted service connection for various hip, ankle, and knee conditions. However, the Veteran did not appeal these decisions to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC), so the claims are dismissed.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates related to various left and right hip, knee, shoulder, and other conditions as they were freestanding claims not continuously pursued from the initial rating decisions.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for myasthenia gravis with ptosis and remanded the ratings for avascular necrosis, hip flexion limitations, and lower extremity weakness.
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