An effective date of May 28, 2009 is granted for service connection of a left hip disability. Service connection for right and left ankle disabilities are denied. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left hip disability was first diagnosed on May 28, 2009, which is the date entitlement arose as it is the earliest date of a medical record indicating a current disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, acquired psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20081494
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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, and earlier effective dates as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between his current conditions and his active military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right ankle, left ankle, back disability, and other conditions as there is no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's military service.
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