The Board found that the reduction of the disability rating for service-connected left hip arthroplasty status-post left hip septic arthritis with secondary degenerative joint disease from 50 percent to 30 percent was improper and restored the prior 50 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not demonstrate material improvement in the Veteran's left hip disability that was reasonably certain to be maintained under the ordinary conditions of life.
- Claimed conditions
- left total hip arthroplasty status-post left hip septic arthritis with secondary degenerative joint disease (left hip disability), mild patellofemoral arthritis of the left knee (left knee disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 13, 2015
- Citation
- 1506762
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