The Veteran's right hip bursitis is service connected as secondary to his service-connected low back strain.
The deciding factor: Right hip bursitis was diagnosed and treated following a fall in service, but there is no evidence of continuity of symptoms or causation related to the service period. The current condition is linked to the Veteran's service-connected low back strain.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Bursitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2011
- Citation
- 1113578
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's disability ratings for right hip limitation of abduction and flexion, finding that there was a sustained improvement in his ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for TDIU was denied prior to March 17, 2017 due to his service-connected orthopedic disabilities. From March 17, 2017, the Veteran has been granted a TDIU based solely on his service-connected orthopedic disabilities.,The Veteran is now eligible for SMC at the housebound rate since November 22, 2017 due to his combined rating of 100 percent and other service-connected disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for left hip osteoarthritis and right hip bursitis, finding that the current disorders were not incurred in or aggravated by service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right hip bursitis is rated at 10 percent since February 19, 2019 for limitation of extension. A separate rating for limitation of flexion was not granted as the evidence did not show functional impairment to that extent.
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