The Board granted earlier effective dates of February 14, 2013, for the assignment of a disability rating of 20 percent for right hip limitation of abduction and left hip limitation of abduction, as well as for degenerative joint disease of the back.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in at least approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's range of motion abduction endpoints for his left and right hips were 10 degrees from February 2013, warranting a 20 percent rating under DC 5253.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip limitation of abduction, left hip limitation of abduction, degenerative joint disease of the back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 24, 2024
- Citation
- A24068514
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of the 10 percent rating for right and left hip limitation of extension, denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for back disability, and denied increased ratings for other conditions.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all pending appeals.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 40 percent rating for left hip limitation of flexion and a 10 percent rating for left hip limitation of extension, effective March 19, 2014. The 20 percent rating for left hip limitation of abduction was denied.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 20 percent for right and left hip limitation of abduction, but remanded the claims for higher ratings for flexion, extension, and additional evaluations.
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