The veteran is entitled to a temporary total rating of one month under 38 C.F.R. § 4.30, and a 100 percent rating for one year thereafter pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 4.71a, Diagnostic Code 5054.
The deciding factor: The veteran underwent a left total hip arthroplasty in June 1993, which qualifies for a temporary total rating under the applicable regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- left total hip arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2008
- Citation
- 0809638
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and examination to ensure compliance with its previous remand instructions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for lumbosacral strain and left total hip arthroplasty as there was no evidence of these conditions in service or within a reasonable time thereafter, and the current conditions were not related to the Veteran's active duty.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of initial and increased ratings for right knee and left hip disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the VA's actions in providing the 2008 left total hip arthroplasty and 2013 right eye procedure caused additional disability to the Veteran, but it is unclear whether this was due to carelessness or negligence on the part of the VA. The case is being remanded for further examination and opinion.
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