Partly granted
The veteran's service connection for left hip strain was granted with an effective date of July 9, 2015. The issue of an earlier effective date for DEA benefits was remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran manifested a left hip disability since the inception of the appeal period, supported by lay reports and functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip strain (limitation of extension), left hip strain (thigh, other impairment of), left hip strain (thigh limitation of flexion)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25008039
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