The Board granted the restoration of a 10 percent rating for right hip bursitis and denied an increased rating for the acquired psychiatric disorder, while remanding other issues.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas but did not manifest functional impairment equivalent to total occupational and social impairment during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip bursitis, impairment of thigh, Acquired psychiatric disorder (generalized anxiety disorder and unspecified depressive disorder), Left shoulder subluxation with bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25005317
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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