The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to August 9, 2012 for right femoral stress fracture residuals with right hip bursitis and arthritis is denied.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent as of August 9, 2012 for right femoral stress fracture residuals with right hip bursitis and arthritis is also denied.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for left carpal tunnel syndrome, right carpal tunnel syndrome, and Grave's disease are remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show flexion limited to 30 degrees or less as required for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5252.,Other disability ratings may be assigned only if the symptomatology is not duplicative or overlapping with the symptomatology of any other disability. The Veteran's hip disability does not meet these criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- right femoral stress fracture, right hip bursitis, arthritis of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2021
- Citation
- 21021992
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right hip disability is likely related to his service, granting him service connection for a right hip disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, with obesity serving as an intermediary step.
- Dismissed
Your claim for service connection for right hip bursitis has been granted, effective from the day after you separated from active duty. The appeal is dismissed as moot.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's bilateral ankle collateral ligament sprain, left shoulder bursitis, right hip bursitis, and right knee arthritis are being remanded for further evaluation due to inadequate opinions in the previous decision.
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