The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeal is dismissed for restoration of a 10 percent rating for left hip extension. The effective dates for service connection on right hip disorders are denied as there was no prior claim before November 15, 2017. Further, a temporary total rating for left middle finger degenerative joint disease is not warranted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's appeal for restoration of his 10 percent rating for left hip extension has been dismissed as there was no additional benefit to be gained and no controversy remained. The effective dates for service connection on right hip disorders were denied because there was no prior claim before November 15, 2017. A temporary total rating for the left middle finger degenerative joint disease is not warranted due to lack of convalescence.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder disorder, Right hip extension, Right hip flexion, Right hip limited abduction, adduction, and rotation, Left hip flexion, Limitation of left hip abduction, abduction and rotation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23042574
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What this means for you
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