The Veteran's claim for service connection of a right hip disability, secondary to his service-connected right ankle sprain is denied as there is no evidence of current right hip disability.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for chronic right ankle sprain with degenerative joint disease (DJD) is also denied as the disability does not warrant more than 10 percent evaluation.
The deciding factor: Service connection cannot be established because there is no evidence of a current right hip disability.,The Veteran's right ankle sprain with DJD has been rated at 10 percent and higher ratings are not warranted as the disability does not meet or approximate the criteria for more than moderate limitation of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Disability, Lumbar Spine Disability, Right Foot Disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2018
- Citation
- 18132735
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for the claimed conditions as there is no persuasive evidence of current diagnoses or in-service incurrence or aggravation.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's right hip disability, finding that her current 10 percent rating adequately reflects her symptoms and limitations.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right foot disability, finding that the evidence is at least approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's post-service disability was incurred in service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right hip disability, which may be related to service or secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus.
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