The Veteran's left hip disability, including degenerative arthritis and decreased extension, is not rated higher than 50% since October 1, 2018.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 50 percent for the residuals of a left total hip replacement as of October 1, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip degenerative arthritis, left hip degenerative arthritis with decreased extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20079941
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Decisions by this judge: 715 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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