The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and evaluation of his service-connected disabilities, including left hip disability, lumbar spine disability, residuals of a hand injury, status-post orbital fracture, and PTSD. The effective date for the establishment of service connection for left hip disability remains June 11, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not submit an unadjudicated claim prior to June 11, 2018 for service connection for his left hip disability.
- Claimed conditions
- iliopsoas tendinitis and arthritis, femoral head deformity with sclerosis and avascular necrosis (left hip), degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine (L4-S1), rheumatoid arthritis (lumbar spine disability)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2023
- Citation
- 23068221
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What this means for you
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