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
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,549 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder was dismissed, and the claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The claims for right and left knee pain and dysfunction were remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left and right shoulder pain and dysfunction, as well as increased ratings for low back, left knee, and right knee pain and dysfunction based on the evidence of record.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip pain and dysfunction, status post bilateral hip replacement due to lack of evidence on record.
- Granted
The Veteran's low back pain and dysfunction, neck pain and dysfunction, right hip pain and dysfunction, and left hip pain and dysfunction are all granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's psychiatric disorder (posttraumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, other specified trauma/stressor related disorder) is also granted as service-connected.
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