The Veteran's right hip arthritis and right knee strain with degenerative changes are currently rated at 10 percent each, while the history of transverse fracture of distal 1/3 right tibia and fibula with ORIF is rated at 20 percent. The Board has remanded these issues for further development.,The Veteran's hip arthritis does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes, as there is no evidence of ankylosis, flexion limited to 45 degrees, or limitation of abduction beyond 10 degrees. The right knee strain with degenerative changes already includes consideration of slight lateral instability and extension limited to 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hip arthritis does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes due to lack of ankylosis, flexion limited to 45 degrees, or limitation of abduction beyond 10 degrees. The right knee strain with degenerative changes already includes consideration of slight lateral instability and extension limited to 10 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Arthritis, History of Transverse Fracture of Distal 1/3 Right Tibia and Fibula with ORIF (Open Reduction Internal Fixation)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2021
- Citation
- 21025175
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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.
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- Granted
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip arthritis is service-connected as it began during his active service and has persisted since then.
- Granted
The Court found that the Veteran's pre-existing right hip condition was aggravated by service and progressed to arthritis, leading to a grant of service connection for the right hip disability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right hip, shoulder, elbow, and low back disabilities, finding no evidence of in-service onset or relationship to active service.
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