The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 18, 2020, for the award of service connection for left hip replacement.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has continuously pursued his claim since VA received his formal claim on August 18, 2020, and this is the date entitlement arose.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25035658
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for multiple conditions was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an adequate opinion to determine if the Veteran's left hip replacement was aggravated by his service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for scars resulting from surgery for malignant melanoma incurred during active duty service and remanded the other claims for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic kidney disease as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected leukemia and remanded several other claims for further development.
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