The Veteran's right hip disability is currently rated at 30 percent, effective May 16, 2008. The Board has granted a separate 10 percent evaluation for limitation of motion associated with the right hip disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's right hip disability more closely approximated impairment of his right femur with marked right hip disability prior to May 16, 2008.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the Right Hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 8, 2015
- Citation
- 1551456
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- Granted
The Veteran's right hip DJD and bursitis with limitation of adduction is granted, but his right hip DJD and bursitis with limitation of extension of the thigh remains denied. The Veteran's sensory deficit associated with his right hip disability is granted to a maximum of 20 percent effective November 4, 2011.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment for which his education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify him.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disability, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or chronic condition that could be linked to his current symptoms. The Board also found no aggravation by his service-connected lumbar spine disorder.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected DJD of the right hip has been rated as 10 percent disabling based on limitation of motion, with separate ratings for extension and flexion.
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