The Board granted a disability rating of 20 percent for right and left hip limitation of abduction, but remanded the claims for higher ratings for flexion, extension, and additional evaluations.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's right and left hip disabilities had been manifested by painful abduction of the thigh; 20 percent is the maximum schedular rating authorized under DC 5253 for impairment of the thigh manifested by limitation of abduction.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip limitation of abduction, left hip limitation of abduction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25043689
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of the 10 percent rating for right and left hip limitation of extension, denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for back disability, and denied increased ratings for other conditions.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all pending appeals.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 40 percent rating for left hip limitation of flexion and a 10 percent rating for left hip limitation of extension, effective March 19, 2014. The 20 percent rating for left hip limitation of abduction was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for right hip strain limitation of flexion, and initial compensable ratings for right hip limitation of extension and abduction due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
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