The Veteran is unemployable due to his service-connected bilateral hip conditions, which resulted in a combined rating of 100% effective from January 29, 2014. The Board has granted TDIU on an extraschedular basis from January 27, 2012 to January 28, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hip conditions resulted in a combined rating of 100% effective from January 29, 2014, and the Board found that he was unemployable due to these disabilities prior to this date based on his educational and occupational background.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the left hip, Limitation of flexion of right hip, Limitation of extension of right hip, Impairment of right hip, Total left hip arthroplasty, Surgical scar, residuals hip replacement associated with degenerative joint disease left hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2017
- Citation
- 1740284
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right and left hips, as well as degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine and lumbar spine, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran's surviving spouse.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left hip, left shoulder, and cervical spine disabilities due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.
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