Granted
The Board granted an effective date of December 5, 2019, for the award of service connection for right hip osteoarthritis joint replacement with thigh impairment and status post right hip surgery scar.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's complete claim was considered filed as of the date VA received his Intent to File on December 6, 2018, but an earlier effective date is not available due to the need for a service-connected low back disability effective from December 5, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip osteoarthritis joint replacement with thigh impairment, status post right hip surgery scar
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087573
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