The Board has granted the veteran's claims for evaluations of his service-connected disabilities, including residuals of a gunshot wound to the left thigh and fracture of the left femur with arthritis of the left knee, degenerative changes of the coccyx-femoral joint in the left hip, and a scar on the lateral aspect of the left upper thigh. The ratings are all 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities were attributable to his gunshot wound injury and granted evaluations for each disability based on their severity.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a gunshot wound of the left thigh, fracture of the left femur, arthritis of the left knee, degenerative changes of the coccyx-femoral joint, left hip, scar on the lateral aspect of the left upper thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0032987
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for arthritis of the right and left knees, finding that it is at least as likely as not that these conditions developed due to the Veteran's active military service.,No new evidence or exposure basis was provided in this decision.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for arthritis of the left knee and right knee to ensure compliance with a Joint Motion for Partial Remand from the Court.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including residuals of a head injury, bilateral hearing loss, neck disability, gout of the right ankle, unspecified trauma or stress related disorder, tinnitus, and other musculoskeletal issues.
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