The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the right knee scar status post (s/p) surgery and remanded claims for increased ratings of osteoarthritis in both hips.
The deciding factor: A 10 percent rating is warranted based on the Veteran's painful but not unstable right knee scar, while higher ratings are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of his bilateral hip disabilities without medication effects.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis, left hip with limitation of extension, osteoarthritis, left hip with painful motion, osteoarthritis, left hip, limitation of flexion, osteoarthritis, right hip with limitation of abduction, osteoarthritis, right hip with limitation of extension, osteoarthritis, right hip with painful motion, limitation of flexion, right knee scar status post (s/p) surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25025189
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,185 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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