The Veteran's appeal is denied as his service-connected left hip and knee disabilities do not warrant higher ratings under the applicable rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's range of motion findings, when combined with the lack of additional limitation after repetitive use testing, do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Strain with Sacroiliac Degenerative Joint Disease, Degenerative Arthritis of Left Knee, Right Hip Strain with Sacroiliac Degenerative Joint Disease, Degenerative Arthritis of Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2017
- Citation
- 1701467
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