The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for right hip osteoarthritis with avascular necrosis and denied higher ratings or compensable ratings for the other conditions.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 VA examiner reported moderately severe residuals of weakness, pain, or limitation of motion as a result of the total right hip arthroplasty conducted in December 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip osteoarthritis with avascular necrosis, right elbow degenerative arthritis, other than post-traumatic, with ganglion cyst and painful motion, right elbow degenerative arthritis, other than post-traumatic, with ganglion cyst and limited extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- July 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25058000
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)
The Board remands the claims for service connection of left elbow, right elbow, and right thumb degenerative arthritis to obtain an addendum VA medical opinion addressing direct causation and aggravation by service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for various conditions and denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and a vestibular disorder. An initial rating of 10 percent was granted for right ankle degenerative arthritis.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right wrist degenerative arthritis, left wrist degenerative arthritis, right elbow degenerative arthritis, left elbow degenerative arthritis, right knee osteoarthritis (diagnosed as right knee arthritic changes), and left knee osteoarthritis (diagnosed as left knee arthritic changes) on a direct basis.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's right elbow degenerative arthritis, stating that the symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.
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