The Veteran's left hip disability is granted, but her request for a higher rating for left sciatic neuritis and right hip strain are remanded. Her TDIU claim is also remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s left hip strain was found to be secondary to her service-connected lumbosacral strain, warranting secondary service connection. The current 10% rating for left sciatic neuritis is deemed appropriate given the mild nature of the condition and lack of severe symptoms or impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip strain, left sciatic neuritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19147654
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.
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