The Board has restored the veteran's evaluations for limitation of motion of the lumbar spine and right hip bursitis to their previous levels, effective September 1, 2003.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supported maintaining the current ratings as they accurately reflected the veteran's functional limitations.
- Claimed conditions
- limitation of motion of the lumbar spine, right hip bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 7, 2005
- Citation
- 0506322
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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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right hip disability is likely related to his service, granting him service connection for a right hip disability.
- Granted
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- Dismissed
Your claim for service connection for right hip bursitis has been granted, effective from the day after you separated from active duty. The appeal is dismissed as moot.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's bilateral ankle collateral ligament sprain, left shoulder bursitis, right hip bursitis, and right knee arthritis are being remanded for further evaluation due to inadequate opinions in the previous decision.
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