The Board denied increased evaluations for the appellant's service-connected left leg amputation and shell fragment wounds to the thigh, finding that the current ratings were appropriate based on the severity of his disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the point of amputation was at or above a point one-third of the distance from the perineum to the knee joint, measured from the perineum. The appellant's muscle injuries are rated at the maximum schedular level and do not meet the criteria for an extraschedular rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Left above knee amputation, Shell fragment wounds to the left hip and thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2000
- Citation
- 0002613
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