The Veteran's left hip disability, including arthritis and post-total hip replacement residuals, is currently rated as 10 percent disabling prior to December 6, 2010; 100 percent from December 6, 2010 to January 31, 2012; and 50 percent thereafter. The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for the period beginning February 1, 2012.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left hip disability manifested residuals of weakness, pain, and limitation of motion that most nearly approximated moderately severe than markedly severe following total hip replacement on December 6, 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip arthritis, left hip, status post total hip replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 12, 2017
- Citation
- 1716247
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for left hip arthritis, right hip arthritis, type II diabetes, right lower extremity neuropathy, left lower extremity neuropathy, and sleep apnea as they have become service-connected in other rating decisions.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and dismissed all other appeals related to various joint conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for low back arthritis, bilateral knee arthritis, and left hip arthritis due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors and the need for additional medical opinions regarding his liver disorder, heart disorder, erectile dysfunction, edema, right hip arthritis, and left hip arthritis.
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