The Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip strain with limitation of abduction, extension, and flexion, left hip strain with limitation of extension and flexion, and chronic ankle sprain were denied in June 2017. The Veteran did not file a timely appeal.,The Veteran requested readjudication of her claims on May 13, 2021, but the effective date for service connection was determined to be May 13, 2021, as she did not submit a substantive appeal within the required time frame.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's timely filed supplemental claim seeking readjudication of her claims for service connection was denied due to the lack of a timely substantive appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Strain with limitation of abduction, Right Hip Strain with limitation of extension, Right Hip Strain with limitation of flexion, Left Hip Strain with limitation of extension, Left Hip Strain with limitation of flexion, Left Hip Strain with limitation of abduction, Chronic Left Ankle Sprain, Chronic Right Ankle Sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24058161
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Related decisions
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- Granted
The Board has granted a rating of 20 percent for the Veteran's chronic right ankle sprain with degenerative joint disease, effective from the date of the decision.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is granted, and a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is denied. Service connection for migraine headaches and chronic kidney disease are granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for traumatic brain injury, chronic left ankle sprain, hearing loss in the left ear, and PTSD due to unclear evidence regarding TBI residuals and insufficient examination reports. The Veteran will need to undergo further evaluations.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected chronic left ankle sprain and degenerative or traumatic arthritis in the left ankle are currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling. The Board finds that an increased evaluation is not warranted.
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