The Board restored the 60 percent rating for osteoarthritis in both the left and right hips, effective January 18, 2021, as the reduction was found to be improper.
The deciding factor: Improvement in disability not shown; reduction did not reflect improvement under ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Claimed conditions
- Osteoarthritis, left hip, status post stress fracture of femur, Osteoarthritis, right hip, status post stress fracture of femur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25035813
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
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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