The Board found that the effective date for service connection of a right hip disability and a scar, right lower extremity should be changed from June 15, 2017 to July 7, 2017 due to clear and unmistakable error in the original decision. The appeal is denied as the revised decision was proper.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was a clear and unmistakable legal error in assigning an effective date of June 15, 2017 for service connection of right hip disability and scar, right lower extremity due to the Veteran's intent to file a claim on July 7, 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Disability, Scar, Right Lower Extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 17, 2024
- Citation
- 24016366
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for the claimed conditions as there is no persuasive evidence of current diagnoses or in-service incurrence or aggravation.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's right hip disability, finding that her current 10 percent rating adequately reflects her symptoms and limitations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right hip disability, which may be related to service or secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for both a right hip disability and a left hip disability, finding that the Veteran's observable symptoms of pain and stiffness began during his active service and have persisted.
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