The Board granted restoration of the Veteran's hip ratings to their level prior to improper reductions, restoring a 40 percent rating for left and right hip limited flexion, a 20 percent rating for right hip impairment, and a 10 percent rating for left hip impairment.
The deciding factor: The reduction was not supported by evidence of actual improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work, as required by applicable regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip limited flexion, right hip limited flexion, right hip impairment, affecting abduction, adduction, and rotation, left hip impairment, affecting abduction, adduction, and rotation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090513
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,272 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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