The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for his service-connected gunshot wound to the left thigh and denied service connection for bilateral knee disorders and degenerative disc disease of the spine, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his active service.
The deciding factor: The medical records did not provide sufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the veteran's current bilateral knee disorders or degenerative disc disease of the spine and any incident of his active service, including as secondary to his service-connected gunshot wound to the left thigh.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound to the left thigh, femur fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0012828
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals have been withdrawn, and the claims for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for right thigh/hip limitation of extension with painful motion, right thigh/hip limitation of flexion, impairment of the right thigh/hip degenerative arthritis with impairment of the thigh, and femur fracture are dismissed.
- Granted
The Veteran's MFX residuals alone preclude him from securing or maintaining substantial gainful employment, and the Board has granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due solely to his MFX.
- Denied
The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a gunshot wound to the left thigh during service and no current disability related to such an injury. The claim for service connection for residuals of a gunshot wound to the left thigh is denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted effective January 7, 1997. The Board found that the earlier date of January 7, 1996 is correct for the grant of TDIU due to the fact that the Veteran met the necessary criteria for entitlement to TDIU from this date.
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