The Veteran's service-connected painful snapping and left hip iliopsoas tendonitis was not found to warrant a disability rating in excess of 20 percent due to the lack of evidence of marked hip disability or fracture of the surgical or anatomical neck of the femur.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports did not show any signs of marked hip disability, such as flexion limited to less than 10 degrees, extension beyond 5 degrees, abduction lost beyond 10 degrees, adduction unable to cross legs, rotation unable to toe-out more than 15 degrees, or flail hip joint. The Veteran's pain was noted but not accompanied by significant functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Iliopsoas Tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22031086
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