The Board granted an effective date of January 16, 2017, for the award of a 50 percent rating for right hip osteoarthritis and denied ratings in excess of those assigned.
The deciding factor: The increase in severity to a degree warranting a higher rating was factually ascertainable as of January 16, 2017, which is when the Veteran submitted his intent to file a claim for an increased rating.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip osteoarthritis, status post hemiarthroplasty, left shoulder acromioclavicular osteoarthritis, patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2024
- Citation
- 24001574
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an appropriate VA examination to determine the current nature and severity of the Veteran's right hip disability, as the April 2021 VA examination is deemed inadequate.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right hip osteoarthritis, left hip osteoarthritis, lumbar spine herniated disc, and bilateral flat feet (pes planus) as secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected bilateral knee and ankle disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for left knee, right knee, and lumbosacral spine conditions but granted service connection for right hip and left hip osteoarthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right anterior superior iliac spine avulsion fracture.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for right hip osteoarthritis and right hip scars, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating than 10 percent.
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