Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher disability ratings, as well as remanded several issues for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an earlier effective date or a higher rating within the one-year period prior to August 18, 2023, and the Veteran was already receiving the maximum schedular ratings for his disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, erectile dysfunction (ED), left hip sprain with degenerative changes, limitation of abduction, adduction, internal rotation, and rotation (left hip sprain), left hip sprain with degenerative changes, limitation of extension (left hip limitation of extension), left hip sprain with degenerative changes, limitation of flexion (left hip limitation of flexion)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25100928
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