The Veteran's total revision of his service-connected right total hip arthroplasty, performed on February 3, 2005, is equivalent to a hip replacement. The Board grants a one-year temporary total rating for this procedure.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the Veteran underwent a total revision of his service-connected right total hip arthroplasty following a right femur fracture and this procedure is equivalent to a total right hip replacement, warranting a total evaluation for one year following implantation of the prosthesis under Diagnostic Code 5054.
- Claimed conditions
- Right total hip arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0947085
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What this means for you
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to new evidence submitted by him, including disability benefit questionnaires. The issues include evaluations for various hip and inguinal hernia conditions.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
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.
- Whole decision: Granted
The veteran's right hip disability is rated at 50 percent since June 30, 2003. Her shortening of the right lower extremity is also rated at 50 percent effective April 30, 2002. The Board granted service connection for her right knee and left knee disabilities as secondary to her total hip arthroplasty.
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