The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected conditions have not warranted higher evaluations throughout the appeal period. The claims for increased ratings are denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not demonstrate marked severity of residuals from the left hip replacement, limitation of abduction, osteoarthritis, or ankle strain that would warrant a higher evaluation under applicable rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19148525
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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