The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected iliopsoas bursitis of the right hip was granted, with a current rating of 10 percent. However, this decision is not about service connection and does not address whether the condition is related to military service.
The deciding factor: The RO granted the veteran's claim based on the existing record showing his iliopsoas bursitis has been rated at 10 percent since January 21, 1998.
- Claimed conditions
- iliopsoas bursitis of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2003
- Citation
- 0310153
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,242 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip iliopsoas bursitis warrants a rating in excess of 10 percent, effective from December 22, 2007, for limitation of adduction. The current ratings for flexion and extension are considered adequate.
- Whole decision: Denied
The VA denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected right hip disability, as it did not meet the minimum percentage requirements under the applicable criteria.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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