The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to September 20, 1984 for the grant of service connection for his wounds received in service was granted. The veteran also has been awarded a rating of 10 percent for venous insufficiency of the right lower extremity and a rating of 10 percent for arthritis of the right ankle.
The deciding factor: The new evidence established that the veteran's absence without leave from July 1970 to March 1976 was due to compelling circumstances, thus terminating his service under honorable conditions for VA purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the right femur, shell fragment wound to the abdomen, shell fragment wound to the left thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0001305
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Denied
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- Denied
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