The Veteran is not entitled to an additional month of compensation at the 100 percent rate for his total left hip arthroplasty as the effective date of compensation was March 1, 2007 and the one-year period ended on January 31, 2008. The Veteran's compensation at the 100 percent rate did not begin until March 1, 2007.
The deciding factor: The effective date of compensation for the Veteran's total left hip arthroplasty was March 1, 2007 and the one-year period ended on January 31, 2008. The Veteran's compensation at the 100 percent rate did not begin until March 1, 2007.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the bilateral hips
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 16, 2012
- Citation
- 1209880
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