The Board granted service connection for slipped capital femoral epiphyses of both hips and an initial evaluation of 40 percent for left ankle arthritis, but remanded the claim for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The persuasive evidence of record showed that the Veteran's bilateral hip disabilities were related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- slipped capital femoral epiphyses, left hip, slipped capital femoral epiphyses, right hip, left ankle arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- May 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25045069
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Granted
The Board granted restoration of a 20 percent rating for left ankle arthritis effective January 1, 2025.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal was remanded to correct errors made by the AOJ in complying with an earlier Board remand, specifically to obtain outstanding private treatment records.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for service connection was dismissed due to untimely filing.
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