The Veteran's bilateral hip replacements are rated at 50 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted due to moderately severe residuals of weakness, pain, or limitation of motion.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding of markedly severe residual weakness, pain, or limitation of motion following implantation of the prosthesis.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Replacement, Left Hip Replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 14, 2022
- Citation
- A22025337
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and opinions to determine the severity of his service-connected right hip disability, scars, and DDD/IVDS of the thoracolumbar spine.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and TDIU was denied. The left hip replacement did not meet the criteria for a higher rating, and no separate or higher ratings were assigned under other diagnostic codes.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and TDIU was denied. The effective date is not specified.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings for his right hip replacement and left hip disability have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a rating higher than 50 percent for right hip replacement or for a compensable rating for limitation of extension of the left hip.
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