Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and initial disability ratings, finding no basis to assign a date earlier than April 27, 2016.
The deciding factor: VA did not receive a claim within one year after separation from service and there was no communication prior to April 27, 2016 that could be reasonably construed as a claim of entitlement to benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip avascular necrosis with chondromalacia and synovitis, left hip avascular necrosis with chondromalacia and synovitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017343
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