The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right leg muscle injury, limitation of flexion of the right thigh, and limitation of extension of the right thigh. The Veteran was rated 10 percent disabling for each condition based on painful motion.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not show any range of motion that would warrant a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Right leg muscle injury, Right thigh limitation of flexion, Right thigh limitation of extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2018
- Citation
- 18137548
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for a painful scar, allergic rhinitis, and tinnitus. The claim for right thigh limitation of flexion was remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for higher ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent for right thigh limitation of flexion, and denied entitlement to a compensable rating for limitation of right thigh extension and a rating in excess of 10 percent for stress fracture of the right inferior pubic ramus.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right thigh disability is rated at 20 percent for limitation of flexion and extension from May 4, 2009. The rating remains unchanged.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected femoral stress fractures of the bilateral lower extremities are currently rated at 10 percent, and his limitations in thigh extension, flexion, and abduction do not warrant higher ratings.
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