The Veteran's appeal of an increased rating for her service-connected residuals of a left total hip arthroplasty (previously rated as limitation of extension of the left thigh) is dismissed. The Board also remanded the issue of initial compensable rating for service-connected limitation of flexion of the left thigh.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew her appeal of the denial of an increased rating for residuals of a left total hip arthroplasty, previously rated as limitation of extension of the left thigh, during the August 2018 hearing before the undersigned.
- Claimed conditions
- Left total hip arthroplasty, Limitation of flexion of left thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19132244
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