The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hip disability and an increased rating for chronic low back strain, finding no current hip disability and concluding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations failed to find any current hip disability, and the veteran's symptoms were found to be consistent with moderate limitation of motion of the lumbar spine, which is already reflected in the 20% evaluation assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip disability, chronic low back strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0105547
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