The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the appellant's service-connected arthritis, right hip. The appeal was not about service connection but rather an initial rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show limitation of motion or other conditions that would warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis, right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 21, 2004
- Citation
- 0415923
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Decisions by this judge: 1,514 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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The Board has determined that the VA examination and opinion are inadequate for both left hip osteoarthritis and right hip arthritis. The Veteran's claims of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his left hip osteoarthritis and service connection for his claimed right hip arthritis, including as secondary to his service-connected right knee disability, are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.
- Granted
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal includes claims for increased ratings and service connection for various disabilities, including arthritis of the right hip. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination.
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