The Board denied an increased rating for the service-connected residuals of a right hip replacement, currently evaluated at 70 percent.
The deciding factor: The clinical record does not support a conclusion that the present manifestations of the veteran's service-connected right hip disability are consistent with painful motion or weakness such as to require the use of crutches.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right hip replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0032988
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and residuals of a right hip replacement were denied. The claim for service connection for a right knee disability was remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of right and left hip replacements are at least as likely as not related to his active duty service, granting service connection for these conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and an addendum VA medical opinion to address the etiology of the Veteran's ischemic heart disease, as well as service connection for residuals of a right hip replacement secondary to left knee osteoarthritis.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip replacement surgery in March 2008 was not a result of his own willful misconduct and there is actual and proximate causation. The decision grants compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of a right hip replacement.
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