The Board granted service connection for right and left hip osteoarthritis, effective January 24, 2021.
The deciding factor: An earlier effective date was not warranted as the Veteran's claim to reopen was received on January 24, 2021, within one year of his intent to file a claim for compensation and/or pension.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip osteoarthritis (limitation of extension), left hip osteoarthritis (impairment of), left hip osteoarthritis (limitation of flexion), right hip osteoarthritis (limitation of flexion)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24063343
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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