The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for limitation of extension of the right hip and denied entitlement to a higher rating for degenerative arthritis of the hip.,The claim for TDIU was granted from May 1, 2012, but not earlier.
The deciding factor: The appellant's service-connected disabilities did not meet the schedular requirements for TDIU prior to December 29, 2015. The maximum schedular rating under Diagnostic Code 5251 was already assigned for limitation of extension of the right hip.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the right hip, Limitation of extension of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2021
- Citation
- 21073795
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