The Board has denied the veteran's increased rating claims for his service-connected left thigh, left foot, and right shoulder disabilities. The RO also granted service connection for a right knee sprain and assigned noncompensable evaluations to each of these disabilities, effective from June 1999.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's increased rating claims were not well-grounded as he did not provide sufficient evidence to support his claims. The RO granted service connection for a right knee sprain and assigned noncompensable evaluations to each of these disabilities, effective from June 1999.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a stab wound of the left thigh with severe muscle loss, vasgius medialis of the left thigh muscle group XVI, and postoperative fasciotomy, hammer toe of the left foot, right shoulder dislocation, lumbosacral sprain, right knee sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0108657
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
The appeal of the proposed reduction in the Veteran's rating for a lumbosacral sprain is dismissed as it was not a final adjudicative decision.
- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to an error in verifying the Veteran's active service and obtaining his complete service personnel records and treatment records.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the motions for revision of clear and unmistakable error in various rating decisions, including those related to service connection and ratings for multiple conditions. The claims for service connection were remanded.
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