The Board has determined that the veteran's right hip bursitis warrants a disability rating of 20 percent, effective as of the date of this decision.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows flexion restriction to 70 degrees and abduction to 30 degrees, which meets the criteria for a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5251.
- Claimed conditions
- bursitis of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2002
- Citation
- 0203103
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bursitis of the right hip, left and right hip conditions, and alcohol abuse.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bursitis of the right and left hips as secondary to their respective total hip replacements, but remanded the claims for increased ratings.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bursitis of the left hip and right hip. The case will be remanded for further examination and consideration.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's application to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma and several other issues were dismissed. The claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD and anxiety, was reopened due to new evidence. Other claims remain pending.
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