The Veteran's service-connected DJD of the left hip is granted a 10 percent disability rating for limitation of flexion and adduction, with all reasonable doubt resolved in her favor.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s painful motion qualified her for a 10 percent disability rating under DCs 5252 and 5253, but not higher due to lack of range of motion consistent with a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the left hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19143959
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection has been reopened, but the issues of service connection for low back disability, right shoulder DJD, left shoulder DJD, right hip DJD, and left hip DJD have been remanded due to lack of evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left hip and sleep apnea due to potential causal links with his service-connected conditions. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions as secondary to his service-connected knee condition.
- Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for DJD of the left hip and an initial rating higher than 10 percent for DJD of the right knee. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service or secondary to his service-connected right knee disability.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection of his left hip DJD, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence showing a pre-existing condition before service.
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