The Board granted an effective date of July 6, 2012, for the grant of service connection for various disabilities including right shoulder strain, lateral hamstring tendon strain of the right leg, limitation of flexion and extension of the left hip, impairment of the left hip, and a right knee scar.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claims were received within one year of his separation from service, and granted an effective date back to July 31, 2012, due to constructive possession of the Request for Reconsideration in April 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder strain, lateral hamstring tendon strain of the right leg, limitation of flexion of the left hip, limitation of extension of the left hip, impairment of the left hip, right knee scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25047310
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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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right and left knee, shoulder, and knee scars disabilities, as well as a compensable disability rating for hypertension.
- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the (r)(2) level due to his service-connected disabilities requiring a higher level of care.
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