The Board has granted a rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's left hip disability with replacement, effective October 1, 2013.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed markedly severe residuals of weakness, pain, or limitation of motion in the left hip, warranting a 70% rating under Diagnostic Code 5054.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20068433
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right hip disability, left hip disability, lumbar strain and sacroiliac joint pain with left lower extremity radiation, and right great toe ingrown toenail and onychomycosis as the evidence did not show a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for left hip disability based on limitation of flexion and the maximum schedular 10 percent rating for left hip disability based on limitation of extension, subject to the laws and regulations governing the award of monetary benefits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including erectile dysfunction, lumbar spine disability, hip disabilities, restless leg syndrome, hand tremors, deviated septum, hemorrhoids, and bilateral hearing loss, due to a need for additional development of evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, granted a 10 percent rating for the painful right knee scar, and denied increased ratings for adjustment disorder with depressed mood and other conditions.
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