The VA has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected right hip stress fracture, currently rated at 20 percent. The evidence does not support a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected residuals of a right hip stress fracture have been shown to result in limitation of flexion to no more than 30 degrees due to pain, which warrants only a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5252. No higher ratings are provided for any other diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Stress Fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 1, 2002
- Citation
- 0215543
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