The Board restored the 10 percent rating for right femoral neck stress fracture, impairment of hip effective March 1, 2022. An earlier effective date for a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD was denied.

The deciding factor: The evidence did not demonstrate actual improvement in the Veteran's right femoral neck stress fracture, impairment of hip and an increase in service-connected PTSD was not factually ascertainable within the one-year period prior to the January 25, 2022 Intent to File claim.

Claimed conditions

right femoral neck stress fracture, impairment of hip, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), left elbow dislocation with radial head fracture

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 9, 2025

Citation

A25105881

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