The Veteran's right hip disabilities have been granted service connection with effective dates of April 29, 2019. The current ratings for limitation of extension and flexion are 20 percent each.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's functional impairment exceeds the current rating criteria for limitation of extension and flexion of the right hip.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Impairment, Right Hip Flexion Limitation, Right Hip Extension Limitation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2024
- Citation
- A24076576
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for GERD but denied higher ratings for right hip trochanteric pain syndrome with bursitis, limitation of extension, and impairment.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted increased ratings of 20 percent for right and left hip disabilities with limitation of flexion, effective from March 13, 2019.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied all claims for higher disability ratings and effective date determinations, finding that the Veteran's conditions did not meet the criteria for the next higher rating under applicable VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right hip impairment, specifically limitation of abduction/adduction and flexion, was granted a 10% disability rating effective February 20, 2023. The Veteran already had the maximum schedular rating for limitation of extension.
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