The Board denied the Veteran's claims for revision or reversal of the February 8, 2007 rating decision that granted service connection for chronic hip and thoracolumbar strain disabilities. The Veteran argued for separate evaluations due to adduction limitations in hips and associated radiculopathy in spine, but the Board found no CUE.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's arguments were essentially disagreements as to how the facts were weighed or evaluated by the adjudicator, and did not meet the stringent definition of CUE.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic left hip strain, Chronic right hip strain, Chronic thoracolumbar strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2024
- Citation
- A24085522
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for chronic right hip strain is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for PTSD is dismissed as moot. The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's right hip and lower extremity radiculopathies, but granted a 40% rating from September 24, 2019 to January 31, 2022 for his right hip limited flexion and a 20% rating from June 18, 2010 to September 23, 2019 for both lower extremity radiculopathies.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic right and left hip strains, finding that these conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus and knee strains.
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