The Veteran's right hip disability has been rated as 10 percent disabling since April 1998. The Board denied an increased rating for the right hip disability, and also did not address service connection for lumbar spine DDD or TDIU.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations showed limited range of motion in the right hip without significant functional impairment, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Strain, Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2016
- Citation
- 1645272
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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