The Board has determined that the reduction of the Veteran's right hip disability rating from 20 percent to 10 percent was improper, and thus restored the original 20 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show an improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work, despite improved range of motion in the September 2009 examination compared to the April 2009 examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (right hip)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 25, 2016
- Citation
- 1629489
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip and leg disability was reopened due to new evidence submitted since the final denial in February 1985. The Board found sufficient credible evidence establishing a connection between his current condition and his active duty service, including weight training injuries during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip and knee DJD, as well as lumbar spine DDD due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between these conditions and his active duty service.
- Partly granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right hip disability due to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee replacements. However, it denied service connection for a left hip disability.
- Denied
The Veteran's right knee strain was characterized by flexion to at least 130 degrees and extension to 0 degrees, without lateral instability or recurrent subluxation prior to October 18, 2005. From October 19, 2005, the Veteran's right knee strain resulted in forward flexion limited to 110 degrees with mild neurological impairment.,The Veteran's lumbosacral strain was characterized by a full range of motion and no more than slight subjective symptoms prior to September 23, 2002. From September 23, 2002, to September 25, 2003, the Veteran's lumbosacral strain resulted in forward flexion limited to 90 degrees with mild spasm and pain.,The Veteran's degenerative joint disease of the right hip was characterized by flexion to 125 degrees and abduction to 45 degrees prior to September 9, 2003. From September 10, 2003, to October 18, 2005, the Veteran's degenerative joint disease of the right hip resulted in flexion limited to 75 degrees without ankylosis or flail joint.
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