The Veteran's service-connected left hip conditions are rated at the maximum allowable level of 10 percent, and further increases in rating are denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s left hip disability is currently rated as 10 percent disabling for limitation of extension, which is the highest schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 5251. The additional issues regarding impairment of the thigh and limitation of flexion have not met the criteria for higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip tendonitis, trochanteric bursitis, degenerative arthritis of the left sacroiliac joint
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20071952
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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