The Board has granted a rating of 40 percent for the veteran's residuals of femoral neck fracture of the right hip, effective from September 22, 2001. The claim for increased ratings for his right knee disability and withdrawal of appeal for scarring due to nasal fracture are also addressed.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the veteran's right hip disability resulted in painful motion, limited mobility, and an abnormal gait from November 1, 1996 to September 21, 2001. The RO awarded a 40 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5252 for limitation of flexion.
- Claimed conditions
- Femoral neck fracture, Right knee injury (arthroscopic chondroplasty)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2002
- Citation
- 0212166
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What this means for you
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