The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for each of the Veteran's left and right hip bursitis, effective October 1, 2006.
The deciding factor: VA examinations confirmed that the Veteran had painful motion, stiffness, tenderness, and non-compensable limitation of motion in both hips. These findings met the criteria for a 10 percent rating under DCs 5252 (flexion) and 5253 (abduction).
- Claimed conditions
- left hip bursitis, right hip bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2015
- Citation
- 1539317
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected. The Board has remanded the claims for right knee condition, left hip bursitis, low back condition, and left ankle condition due to insufficient examination opinions addressing causation and aggravation.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
Your claim for service connection for right hip bursitis has been granted, effective from the day after you separated from active duty. The appeal is dismissed as moot.
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