The Board has granted the Veteran's claims of service connection for right and left hip strain, finding that his current hip disabilities are at least as likely as not related to military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's current right and left hip disabilities were etiologically related to military service, thus granting service connection based on this determination.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip strain, left hip strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2023
- Citation
- 23009897
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of his right hip disability is denied as the earliest date of entitlement is April 21, 2025.
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