Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of left hip joint replacement, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, and right hip joint replacement. The earliest possible effective date is March 26, 2021.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not continuously pursue the claim within one year of receiving notice of the January 2019 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip joint replacement, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, right hip joint replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25003626
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