The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left and right hip disabilities on an extraschedular basis have been denied. The Board found that the available schedular evaluations were adequate to describe the disability level and symptomatology, and there were no related factors such as marked interference with employment or frequent periods of hospitalization.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hip disabilities do not present an exceptional or unusual picture that renders the applicable schedular criteria inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- trochanteric bursitis of the left hip, trochanteric bursitis of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20072800
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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