The Board denied the appeal, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the November and December 1969 rating decisions assigning a 30 percent evaluation for residuals of a gunshot wound to the left lower extremity.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish muscle damage due to the gunshot wound, but rather found impairment of muscles below the knee as residual from the injury.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound to the left lower extremity, traumatic arthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0024830
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including postoperative residuals of a left knee injury, traumatic arthritis of the left knee, and degenerative joint disease of the right knee, were found to be contributory causes of his death. As such, service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right and left knee disabilities due to new evidence received since the last decision.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was not due to service-connected disabilities, and the VA-prescribed medications did not result in an additional disability or death. The Board found that the medications prescribed for his service-connected conditions were not causally related to his death.
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