The veteran's right total hip replacement is rated at 70 percent since December 1, 2001. The appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent remains pending.
The deciding factor: The current symptoms and severity do not meet the criteria for higher ratings under VA's hip disability codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Total Hip Replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0611431
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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
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