Service connection for right hip pain is granted.,From July 1, 2020, a restoration of a 50% rating for service-connected pes planus is granted. The effective date for this restoration is July 1, 2020.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right hip pain during service and since then has been supported by her reports and the VA examination findings.,There was no material improvement in the Veteran's bilateral pes planus condition that would justify a reduction from 50% to 30%. The RO did not consider this requirement.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip pain, Pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24049207
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for an increased rating for pes planus of the left foot as he failed to report for a necessary VA examination without good cause.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee pain and right hip pain due to insufficient medical evidence on file regarding their etiology. The AOJ is required to obtain an adequate opinion from a qualified medical examiner.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found no evidence of a current bilateral foot pain disorder related to service and denied the claim.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's right hip disability has been manifested by painful motion, with flexion limited to 50 degrees and extension greater than 5 degrees. The Board denied ratings in excess of the current 10 percent for right hip pain, trochanteric pain syndrome, femoral acetabular impingement syndrome.
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