The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for their left hip condition has been dismissed due to the Veteran's passing during the pendency of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran passed away while the appeal was pending, and per VA regulations, the Board cannot issue a decision on the underlying claim at this time.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip trochanteris pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2026
- Citation
- A26017122
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected hip conditions have been rated as noncompensable since June 8, 2020. The Board denied requests for earlier effective dates and increased ratings.
- Granted
The rating reduction for the Veteran's left hip trochanteris pain syndrome with femoral acetabular impingement syndrome and iliopsoas tendonitis, impairment of thigh from a 10 percent rating to a noncompensable rating was proper. The Veteran is currently rated at the maximum schedular rating for limitation of extension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating of his lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy due to inadequate VA medical opinions and failure to address secondary service connection.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all five issues of increased ratings for the Veteran's service-connected conditions as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.
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