Granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 9, 2012 for the grants of service connection for left and right hip degenerative arthritis based on limitation of extension, flexion, and abduction.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were in appellate status when the AOJ service connected the six hip disabilities, making April 9, 2012, the proper effective date because it was later than the date entitlement arose.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip degenerative arthritis (limitation of extension), right hip degenerative arthritis (limitation of extension), left hip degenerative arthritis (limitation of flexion), right hip degenerative arthritis (limitation of flexion), left hip degenerative arthritis (limitation of abduction), right hip degenerative arthritis (limitation of abduction)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091807
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