The Veteran was granted a 60 percent rating for left hip strain, based on the functional equivalent of favorable ankylosis. The case is remanded to consider additional factors and obtain further examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supported a 60 percent rating but remanded for further examination due to the need to discount beneficial medication effects and evaluate baseline severity, as well as to address potential secondary service connection for a back disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip strain, back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25004470
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
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- Denied
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