The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left hip bursitis have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The conditions are found to be aggravated by his service-connected knee disabilities.,Service connection has been granted for both right and left hip bursitis, with the aggravation being secondary to the Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral hip conditions were aggravated by his service-connected knee disabilities resulting in an altered gait.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Trochanteric Bursitis, Left Trochanteric Bursitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23068082
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a rating of 70 percent, but no higher. The VA has remanded the cases for further development and evaluation.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an effective date earlier than March 20, 2012 for PTSD and a higher evaluation for her service-connected left trochanteric bursitis, left piriformis syndrome, and left sacroiliitis. The claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD is denied as there were no unadjudicated or informal claims prior to the March 20, 2012 application to reopen. The increased evaluation claim is remanded due to the passage of time since the last VA examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's right trochanteric bursitis has been rated as 10% disabling, but the Board finds that it more closely aligns with a rating of 80% under DC 5254 for flail joint hip. The Veteran does not have ankylosis in his hip.
- Denied
The Veteran's right trochanteric bursitis and scar were found to not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating under applicable VA regulations.
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