The Board denied the appellant's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for the Veteran's right hip disability, finding that the earliest possible effective date was January 18, 2022, and that a 10 percent rating adequately addressed the Veteran's symptoms.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an earlier effective date or a higher rating due to the lack of significant functional impairment beyond what was already accounted for in the current 10 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip iliopsoas tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090866
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 882 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's right hip disability rating from 10% to 20%, effective December 30, 2024, as there was no evidence of improvement in his condition.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for right hip iliopsoas tendinitis as the most probative evidence does not show a link to service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right hip iliopsoas tendinitis and GERD as the previous medical opinions are found to be inadequate.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found new and relevant evidence for the Veteran's claims of left hand sprain, left hip iliopsoas tendinitis, right hip iliopsoas tendinitis, bilateral pes planus, left knee strain, and right knee strain. These issues are being remanded to allow the AOJ to consider them on the merits.
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