The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings and a compensable rating for various service-connected conditions, as well as remanded the claim for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the veteran's service-connected conditions warranted higher or compensable ratings based on the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical strain (claimed as neck condition), lumbosacral strain (claimed as back condition), left hip osteoarthritis (limitation of flexion), left hip osteoarthritis (limitation of extension), left hip osteoarthritis (impairment), right hip osteoarthritis (limitation of flexion), right hip osteoarthritis (limitation of extension), right hip osteoarthritis (impairment)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25056904
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,316 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain (claimed as back condition) was received within a year of the intent to file, and thus an effective date earlier than January 1, 2024, is denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left elbow condition, right knee strain, and lumbosacral strain (claimed as back condition) due to lack of a current diagnosis. The claims are remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's petition to readjudicate the claim for service connection for diabetes based on new and relevant evidence is granted. The claims of service connection for lumbosacral strain and hypertension are remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of disability ratings for left hip osteoarthritis, specifically a 40 percent rating for limitation of flexion, a 20 percent rating for thigh impairment, and a 10 percent rating for limitation of extension, from November 18, 2020.
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