The veteran's service-connected right leg disability, including compartment syndrome and below knee amputation, is found to be so severe that it prevents him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disability (compartment syndrome and below knee amputation) is deemed sufficient on its own to render him unemployable without considering other factors like age and nonservice-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- compartment syndrome, right popliteal artery laceration with below knee amputation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- July 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0018009
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for compartment syndrome of the bilateral lower extremities, reduced the rating for painful scars of the bilateral lower extremities, and denied service connection for various conditions. The decision was not timely filed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and a duty-to-assist error. The Veteran's right leg amputation is being reviewed for service connection, including as secondary to another service-connected disability.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for left lower extremity compartment syndrome but remanded the right lower extremity claim due to insufficient evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to incomplete evaluations and the need for additional examination. The TDIU claim will be held in abeyance until the increased rating claim is resolved.
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