The Board denied the appellant's claim for a compensable rating for residuals of right thigh injury, finding that there was no evidence of muscle damage or involvement and that the LOM on abduction and flexion did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed no evidence of chronic muscle group involvement at the site of the injury, and the appellant's LOM did not qualify for a 10 percent rating due to its mild nature.
- Claimed conditions
- Right thigh injury, Tendonitis of right great trochanter, Bilateral knee and right hip disorders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- July 30, 2003
- Citation
- 0318308
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