The Board granted service connection for right thigh pain and dysfunction, right hip pain and dysfunction, and right knee pain and dysfunction as they were caused by an injury incurred during a period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA).
The deciding factor: The December 2019 private opinion found that the Veteran's fall during basic training caused her right hip, knee, and thigh conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right thigh pain and dysfunction, right hip pain and dysfunction, right knee pain and dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25042651
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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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