The Board denied the motion to revise on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) a July 19, 2018, rating decision that granted service connection for right hip arthritis with arthroplasty effective February 20, 2014.
The deciding factor: The October 7, 2010, VA treatment record noting that the Veteran had had hip replacement surgery was not clearly and unmistakably material evidence at the time of the January 8, 2010, rating decision, so it did not render that decision non-final. Therefore, there was no CUE in awarding service connection for right hip arthritis with arthroplasty effective February 20, 2014.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip arthritis with arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084660
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