The veteran's skin disorder of the feet is now rated at 50 percent disabling, and his shell fragment wounds of the right distal thigh and lateral knee are still rated as 10 percent disabling.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran's skin disorder of the feet was more severe than previously evaluated, warranting a higher rating. The shell fragment wounds were not shown to have any underlying muscle damage or significant functional impairment in this evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin disorder of the feet, Shell fragment wounds of the right distal thigh and lateral knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 22, 2000
- Citation
- 0033492
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- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 100% rating. Hypertension, presumed due to herbicide exposure during service, is granted pursuant to the PACT Act. Service connection for skin disorder of the feet is remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connection claims for a bilateral foot disorder and skin disorder of the feet are remanded due to the need for updated medical records and a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a skin disorder of the feet, finding that there was no evidence linking the current condition to service or any other factor.
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