The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and initial compensable ratings were partially granted, with service connection awarded from May 18, 2022, but no initial compensable rating was assigned.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating due to the limitations in extension, thigh impairment, or surgical scars being non-compensable under applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- left trochanteric bursitis, status post labral tear repair, limitation of extension, left trochanteric bursitis, status post labral tear repair, thigh impairment, surgical scars, status post left hip labral tear repair
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25025623
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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