The Board denied a higher disability evaluation for service-connected trochanteric bursitis of the right hip, maintaining the current 10 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's range of motion and clinical findings did not meet criteria warranting a higher evaluation based on limitation of motion or other diagnostic codes applicable to musculoskeletal disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- trochanteric bursitis of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0603909
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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all appeals for increased disability ratings, and the Board dismissed them.
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