The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, granted a 20 percent rating for left femoral nerve neuralgia, and granted a 50 percent rating prior to October 7, 2022, for adjustment disorder with depressed mood, insomnia disorder and somatic symptom disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support earlier effective dates or higher ratings based on the criteria provided by law and regulation.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified dizziness, left femoral nerve neuralgia (claimed as restless leg syndrome), right hip limitation of flexion (claimed as a right hip strain), right hip limitation of extension, right hip thigh impairment (claimed as a right hip strain, thigh impairment), left hip limitation of flexion (claimed as a labral tear, left hip status post repair with persistent pain), left hip limitation of extension, left hip thigh impairment (claimed as left hip thigh limitation), left wrist tendinitis (claimed as a left wrist condition), right wrist tendinitis (claimed as a right wrist condition), left knee tendinitis, secondary to a service-connected hip condition, right knee tendinitis, secondary to a service-connected hip condition, migraines, including migraine variants, thoracolumbar strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25038400
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.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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