The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected left hip disability, which includes a femoral neck fracture and degenerative arthritis, does not warrant an increased rating beyond the current 20 percent evaluation.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that while the veteran experiences limitations in his hip range of motion, these do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Fracture, Degenerative Arthritis of Left Hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 21, 2005
- Citation
- 0508340
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- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent since September 9, 2013. He also has additional service-connected disabilities independently rated at more than 60 percent, meeting the criteria for SMC at the house bound rate.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to the complexity of the appeal and the need for an independent medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1151 for additional disability resulting from a VA left hip surgery in September 2010, but the case has been remanded due to concerns about informed consent and whether the intraoperative fracture was reasonably foreseeable.
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