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.
The deciding factor: The reduction in rating was not supported by evidence showing actual improvement in the Veteran's right hip disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip iliopsoas tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 3, 2026
- Citation
- A26009867
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right hip iliopsoas tendinitis as the most probative evidence does not show a link to service.
- Denied
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.
- 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.
- 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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