The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and increased ratings for various conditions but granted restoration of a 10 percent rating for left and right pubic symphysis DJD with limitation of hip extension.

The deciding factor: The appeals were denied as the date of claim was later than the date entitlement arose, or because the earliest ascertainable date of increased disability was after the effective date of the December 2, 2022, claim. The reductions in ratings for left and right pubic symphysis DJD with limitation of hip extension were found to be improper.

Claimed conditions

hemorrhoids, umbilical area scar, painful scar associated with an umbilical hernia, left pubic symphysis degenerative joint disease (DJD) with limitation of hip adduction, abduction, and rotation, and flexion, right pubic symphysis DJD, back disability

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 4, 2025

Citation

A25095790

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