The Veteran's service-connected right femur disability is rated at the highest available rating of 80 percent under Diagnostic Code 5254, which pertains to hip flail joint.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner diagnosed the Veteran with a right hip flail joint, and this condition is evaluated under Diagnostic Code 5254, which provides for an 80 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- right femur disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2013
- Citation
- 1335892
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What this means for you
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various lower extremity disabilities due to inadequate examination and lack of medical records. The examiner must consider functional impairment caused by pain, even if there is no specific diagnosis.
- Denied
The Veteran's lumbar spine and right femur disabilities have not been found to warrant higher evaluations based on the current evidence of record.
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