The veteran's claim for a temporary total rating for convalescence related to right hip surgery was denied due to lack of evidence showing the need for convalescence.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of record showing residuals of the Veteran's right hip surgery or that his surgery required convalescence.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip trochanteric pain syndrome, limitation of flexion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25005169
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Decisions by this judge: 913 · Granted: 41% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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