The Board granted restoration of the 10 percent rating for right and left hip strains with limitation of extension, effective January 3, 2023.
The deciding factor: The reduction was improper as it did not result in a reduction of compensation payments and there was no clear material improvement in the appellant's service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip strain with limitation of extension, left hip strain with limitation of extension, right hip strain with limitation of flexion, left hip strain with limitation of flexion, right hip strain with impairment of abduction, adduction, and rotation, left hip strain with impairment of abduction, adduction, and rotation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25032940
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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- Partly granted
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