The Board has granted an increased rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected right hip strain, effective from October 3, 2007. The decision also grants a TDIU beginning June 11, 2015.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran’s right hip strain has resulted in marked disability with malunion of the femur, warranting an increased rating to 30 percent under DC 5299-5255.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20065605
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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for PTSD, non-allergic rhinitis, right hip strain, IBS, and tinnitus. The claims for increased ratings were also denied.
- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and denied increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, right hip strain, left hip strain, sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, and sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the left lower extremity.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial evaluation not to exceed 30 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood for the period prior to August 8, 2023, but denied a higher rating since that date. The other service connection claims were remanded.
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