The Board granted an effective date of July 19, 2017, for the grant of service connection for right hip strain with limited flexion and earlier effective dates for limitation of extension and abduction.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran had a right hip disability with manifestations of limited flexion, extension, and abduction prior to July 19, 2017, which is the date he filed his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip strain with limited flexion, right hip strain with limitation of extension, right hip strain with limitation of abduction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25035214
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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