The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the appellant's service-connected myositis ossificans of the left thigh with left knee and hip involvement, effective from the date of the August 2002 VA examination.
The deciding factor: The physical examination findings did not indicate any compensable limitations of motion or functional impairment that would warrant a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- myositis ossificans of the left thigh, left knee involvement, left hip involvement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2003
- Citation
- 0306496
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,458 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's myositis ossificans of the left thigh and left knee disability have been granted separate ratings, with a 10 percent rating for limitation of flexion and another 10 percent rating for limitation of extension. The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for myositis ossificans has not been granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected chronic myositis ossificans of the left thigh, with left knee and hip involvement was denied by the Board. The current evaluation is 30 percent.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's chronic myositis ossificans of the left thigh, with left knee and hip involvement, is currently rated at 30 percent. The Board finds that this rating adequately compensates for his disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's claim for an increased rating for myositis ossificans of the left thigh was denied by the RO. The Board has ordered a remand to ensure all necessary development and notification have been completed.
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