The Veteran's right hip disability is granted service connection secondary to his service-connected left hip labral tear. The issues of increased ratings for impairment of the left thigh and loss of flexion of the left thigh are remanded.
The deciding factor: The examiner found a nexus between the Veteran’s right hip disability and his service-connected left hip labral tear, granting service connection secondary to the service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip disability, Left hip labral tear, Impairment of left thigh, Limitation of flexion of the left thigh
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19172158
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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.
- Dismissed
Your appeal of the March 28, 2025 rating decision that deferred adjudication of your right hip disability claim has been dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his lumbar spine and right hip disabilities due to a duty to assist error. The effective date for DEA benefits is granted as May 1, 2014.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disability due to insufficient evidence regarding its etiology and pathophysiology, as well as the need for an appropriate toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including major depressive disorder, bilateral hip replacements, and renal cysts, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted TDIU based on the combined effect of these conditions.
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