The Veteran was granted an effective date of January 22, 2010 for the grants of service connection for left and right hip strain.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supported a grant of service connection with an earlier effective date due to VA-generated treatment records within one year of the August 2010 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip strain (limitation of flexion), left hip strain (limitation of extension), left hip strain (thigh impairment), right hip strain (limitation of flexion), right hip strain (limitation of extension), right hip strain (thigh impairment)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25042952
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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