The Veteran's left hip DJD disability is rated at 70 percent, effective June 1, 2013. The Board has determined that the symptoms more nearly approximate a 90 percent rating for painful motion and weakness such as to require crutches following implantation of prosthesis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left hip DJD disability is rated at 70 percent, effective June 1, 2013. The Board found that the symptoms more nearly approximate a 90 percent rating for painful motion and weakness such as to require crutches following implantation of prosthesis.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD), left hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2018
- Citation
- 1804021
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