The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and restored the 10 percent rating for right hip strain, while granting a 20 percent rating for limitation of flexion. The Board also granted a 30 percent rating for sinusitis.
The deciding factor: The February 2022 VA examination report showed that the Veteran had no compensable symptoms, but the private opinion from A.L., D.O. supported service connection on a direct basis. The evidence did not show actual improvement in the ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work for the right hip strain.
- Claimed conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Right Hip Strain, Sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25055902
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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