The Board granted the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected bursitis of the left hip and low back pain with limitation of motion, assigning a 60 percent rating for each condition. The veteran is also entitled to TDIU benefits.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated significant impairment in both conditions warranting the highest available disability ratings under applicable VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- bursitis of the left hip, low back pain with limitation of motion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 14, 2003
- Citation
- 0307123
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,500 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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.
- Partly granted
The appeal resulted in the denial of increased ratings for left hip bursitis and a noncompensable rating, but granted individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and a compensable evaluation, resulting in the dismissal of all claims.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bursitis of the right and left hips as secondary to their respective total hip replacements, but remanded the claims for increased ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for a higher rating for bursitis of the left hip and TDIU require additional examination and review, as the current evidence is inadequate to make an informed decision.
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