The veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for adjustment disorder and lumbar spine disability was denied. The veteran was granted a 20% rating for right hip limitation of flexion starting December 3, 2021, and the reduction in the left hip limitation of flexion rating was reversed.

The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for the claimed conditions but did support the assigned ratings for specific issues.

Claimed conditions

adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, lumbosacral strain and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), right hip limitation of flexion, left hip limitation of flexion, right hip limitation of abduction, adduction, or rotation, left hip limitation of abduction, adduction, or rotation, right hip limitation of extension, left hip limitation of extension, right knee strain, left knee strain

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 22, 2025

Citation

A25005631

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