The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's left hip replacement and granted a 40 percent rating, but no higher, for the Veteran's left knee strain manifesting as loss of extension. The rating for limitation of flexion was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the left hip injury that led to the Veteran's left hip replacement had onset in service, and the reasonable doubt created by this relative equipoise in the evidence must be resolved in favor of the Veteran. For the higher ratings, the uniform ratings are proper.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip replacement, left knee strain with knee tendonitis/tendinosis status post left knee arthroscopic surgery and osteoarthritis limitation of flexion, left knee strain with knee tendonitis/tendinosis status post left knee arthroscopic surgery and osteoarthritis limitation of extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25036453
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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