The Veteran's right hip replacement disability is rated at 90 percent, the maximum schedular rating. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU has also been granted due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right hip replacement disability meets the criteria for the highest schedular rating (90%) as it results in painful motion and weakness such as requiring use of crutches, which is indicative of a 50% disability under DC 5054. The combined effect of his service-connected disabilities prevents him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Total Hip Replacement, Left Hip Arthritis (Post-Total Hip Replacement), Lumbar Spine Degeneration and Intervertebral Disc Syndrome, Left Lower Extremity Radiculopathy Associated with Lumbar Spine Degeneration and Intervertebral Disc Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- June 4, 2018
- Citation
- 1829387
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 1829387.
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
Service connection for PTSD is granted, effective May 22, 2023.,Effective May 22, 2023, service connection for right total hip replacement and related conditions are granted.,An earlier effective date of May 22, 2023, but no earlier, is granted for the grant of service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.,Effective May 22, 2023, service connection for recurrent tinnitus is granted.,Effective May 22, 2023, service connection for degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine with degenerative arthritis and spinal stenosis is granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's right hip replacement residuals have not met the criteria for a rating in excess of 50 percent since September 1, 2019.
- Granted
The Veteran's right hip disability, including his total hip replacement, is rated at 30 percent from August 1, 2021. The previous ratings for flexion and extension are denied prior to March 22, 2021.
- Denied
The Veteran's right total hip replacement is currently rated at 50 percent from January 27, 2021. The Board denied a higher rating as the evidence does not show that the disability warrants a rating in excess of 50 percent.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.