The Board has granted an increased rating to 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a right hip fracture, finding that his disability is no more than moderate in degree.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence demonstrated limitation of flexion and abduction of the right hip, but did not show malunion or instability warranting higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip fracture, Degenerative arthritis of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 13, 2002
- Citation
- 0204409
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's right hip fracture is now rated at 40 percent from November 17, 2022. The punctate old avulsion fracture remains at a 40 percent rating since December 2, 2022.
- Partly granted
The Board denied initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the right and left hips, but granted a 10 percent rating from April 12, 2011, for both hip conditions.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability, right hip disability, right hand disability, and right wrist disability on a direct basis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right hip and osteitis pubis to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the rating decision on appeal.
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