The Veteran's osteopenia/osteoporosis of the right hip is currently rated at 10 percent, and his impairment of the thigh of the right hip was increased to 10 percent after October 8, 2015. The disability rating for limitation of flexion of the right hip remains noncompensable.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a higher rating as the Veteran's range of motion is within the current schedular ratings and there are no additional functional losses due to pain or weakness.
- Claimed conditions
- osteopenia/osteoporosis of the right hip, impairment of the thigh of the right hip, limitation of flexion of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18158806
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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: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral hip conditions and set an effective date of September 4, 2024.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all issues related to initial ratings for various conditions as the Veteran, through her authorized representative, requested withdrawal of the appeal.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has granted service connection for various hip, ankle, and knee conditions. However, the Veteran did not appeal these decisions to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC), so the claims are dismissed.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates related to various left and right hip, knee, shoulder, and other conditions as they were freestanding claims not continuously pursued from the initial rating decisions.
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