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 assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- August 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24049207
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- Denied
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