The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine disorder, right hip disorder, and left hip disorder. Service connection is also granted for hemorrhoids.,An effective date of April 17, 2025, was assigned for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is a medical link between the Veteran's lumbar spine disorder, right hip disorder, and left hip disorder and his military service. The private opinions provided positive nexus opinions.,The Veteran filed a Supplemental Claim on April 17, 2025, for bilateral hearing loss after his initial claim became final in May 2022. As such, the earliest possible effective date is April 17, 2025.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disorder, right hip disorder, left hip disorder, hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 27, 2026
- Citation
- A26038832
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