The veteran's right hip disability warrants a 60 percent rating during the period prior to December 13, 2006, and does not warrant more than a 50 percent rating from February 1, 2008.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran experienced significant functional impairment with painful motion, abnormal movement, and guarding following his hip replacement surgery, which more closely approximates a 50 percent rating for moderately severe residuals of the hip replacement.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative changes of the right hip, Right total hip arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 3, 2009
- Citation
- 0903668
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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