The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected right hip bursitis does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent, and his claims for secondary service connection to his left hip, bilateral knee, and bilateral ankle disorders have been denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show flexion limited to less than 30 degrees or abduction limited to more than 10 degrees, which are the criteria required for a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes. The veteran's service-connected right hip bursitis does not meet the criteria for ankylosis of the hip.
- Claimed conditions
- bursitis of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2008
- Citation
- 0804088
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bursitis of the right hip, left and right hip conditions, and alcohol abuse.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bursitis of the right and left hips as secondary to their respective total hip replacements, but remanded the claims for increased ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bursitis of the left hip and right hip. The case will be remanded for further examination and consideration.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's application to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma and several other issues were dismissed. The claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD and anxiety, was reopened due to new evidence. Other claims remain pending.
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