The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected right hip disability, effective from the date of the decision.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the veteran's right hip disability manifested by painful motion during squatting warranted a compensable evaluation under Diagnostic Codes 5010 and 5003.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2002
- Citation
- 0215755
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What this means for you
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