The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for his service-connected degenerative arthritis, right hip and left hip is denied. The Veteran's appeal for secondary service connection for a right knee disability due to his service-connected left knee disability is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the Veteran’s hip disabilities did not warrant higher evaluations based on their findings of noncompensable limitation of motion, despite the Veteran reporting symptoms and functional limitations. The left knee disability was rated at 10% as flexion limited to 45 degrees, which is within the range for a 10% rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis, right hip, Degenerative arthritis, left hip, Degenerative arthritis, left knee
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19175370
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's bilateral hip disabilities are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors, and an addendum opinion is needed to determine if they are caused or aggravated by his service-connected DDD status post lumbar discectomy with spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis and bilateral radiculopathy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected degenerative arthritis, left knee is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis, right hip, and a compensable rating for loss of flexion in the same condition were both denied by the Board.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right and left knees, as secondary to service-connected degenerative arthritis with spinal stenosis and lumbar disc displacement. The remand is required due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
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