The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip iliopsoas bursitis warrants a rating in excess of 10 percent, effective from December 22, 2007, for limitation of adduction. The current ratings for flexion and extension are considered adequate.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran has additional impairment due to inability to cross his legs, which is not addressed by the current rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- iliopsoas bursitis of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 1, 2016
- Citation
- 1613469
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The VA denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected right hip disability, as it did not meet the minimum percentage requirements under the applicable criteria.
- Granted
The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected iliopsoas bursitis of the right hip was granted, with a current rating of 10 percent. However, this decision is not about service connection and does not address whether the condition is related to military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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