The Veteran's right hip osteoarthritis resulted in painful flexion limited to 20 degrees from December 23, 2011. A rating of 30 percent is granted for this condition.
The deciding factor: Painful flexion limited to 20 degrees from December 23, 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19129093
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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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