The Board determined that the reduction of the rating from 100 percent to 60 percent was proper, and denied the claim for restoration of a 100 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's left hip disability has been manifested by extreme weakness of the left lower extremity, degenerative joint disease, some decrease in range of motion, and severe left hip pain requiring Canadian crutches. The reduction from 100 to 60 percent was proper as it was not a rating reduction but rather an adjustment due to operation of law.
- Claimed conditions
- Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVS) of the left hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2008
- Citation
- 0803312
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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