The Board has granted initial ratings of 10 percent for right and left hip strains with limitation of extension of thigh (DC 5251), effective September 24, 2011.,Initial compensable ratings were denied for right and left hip strains with femoral neck stress fractures (DC 5252) and impairment of thighs (DC 5253).
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the appellant's hip disabilities have been manifested by limitation of extension, but not to a degree warranting higher ratings under DCs 5251 or 5252. The current flexion and abduction measurements do not meet the criteria for higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Strain with Limitation of Extension of Thigh, Left Hip Strain with Limitation of Extension of Thigh, Right Hip Strain with Femoral Neck Stress Fracture, Left Hip Strain with Femoral Neck Stress Fracture, Right Hip Strain with Impairment of Thigh, Left Hip Strain with Impairment of Thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2023
- Citation
- 23009100
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for left ankle, bilateral knee, and left hip disability. The Veteran's initial 10 percent rating for left thigh strain with limitation of flexion is granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for her right and left hip limitations of flexion, as well as compensable ratings for her right and left hip strains with impairment of thigh, have been denied by the Board. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions most closely approximate the criteria for a rating higher than 10 percent.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations and service connection have been remanded due to the need for further examination or development of evidence.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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