The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of right hip degenerative arthritis with limitation of extension, flexion, and abduction/adduction. The effective date assigned was March 22, 2012.
The deciding factor: The claim to reopen the previously denied claim was received more than one year after the original denial, which is not within the time limit for reopening a claim as per VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22012091
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- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip and right hip disabilities, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and several claims were remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for various conditions, including major depressive disorder with anxious distress and mild neurocognitive disorder, migraines, bilateral hearing loss, degenerative arthritis and lumbosacral strain (sciatica), right knee degenerative arthritis, left knee degenerative arthritis, right hip degenerative arthritis, and left hip degenerative arthritis have been denied. The decision does not address service connection for specific conditions like obstructive sleep apnea, gout, or diabetes mellitus.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right hip degenerative arthritis as secondary to service-connected right knee and lumbar spine arthritis. The rating for the acquired psychiatric disorder remains at 30 percent.
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