The Veteran's left hip disability is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, but the Board finds no evidence to support a higher rating based on range of motion or other criteria.,The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, and the Board finds no evidence to support a higher rating based on range of motion or other criteria.,The Veteran's left heel injury disability is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, but the Board finds no evidence to support a higher rating based on severity or functional impact.,The Veteran's left heel skin graft site disability is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, and the Board finds no evidence to support a higher rating based on the nature of the scar.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s hip disability does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.,The Veteran’s knee disability does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.,The Veteran’s heel injury disability does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on severity or functional impact.,The Veteran’s skin graft site disability does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on the nature of the scar.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the left hip, Arthritis of the left knee, Residuals of a left heel injury, Left heel skin graft site
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19162874
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the right and left hips, but granted a 10 percent rating from April 12, 2011, for both hip conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, and bilateral tinnitus. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis was denied. Other claims were either granted or remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability and a right knee disability, finding that the Veteran's arthritis of both knees is not related to an injury or disease incurred in active service and has not been caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
- Partly granted
The appeal for higher ratings of sciatic and femoral nerve radiculopathies was dismissed, while the claims for service connection of degenerative arthritis and avascular necrosis of both hips were remanded.
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