The Board granted an effective date of March 17, 2020 for service connection and initial disability ratings for left hip strain, but denied earlier effective dates and a TDIU.
The deciding factor: Reasonable doubt was resolved in favor of the Veteran regarding the higher initial ratings for left hip strain, limitation of abduction, flexion, and extension.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip strain, limitation of abduction, left hip strain, limitation of extension, left hip strain, limitation of flexion, left lower extremity scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25012167
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,828 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings due to inadequate VA examinations and potential overlap of symptomatology.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and higher ratings due to additional procedural development being required. The AOJ is instructed to issue a Supplemental Statement of the Case addressing all evidence received since the September 2025 SSOC.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU, finding that his service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's left and right hip disabilities, except for a 10 percent rating from March 11, 2024, for both hips.
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