The Board has determined that the veteran's above the left knee amputation is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected residuals of gunshot wounds of the left thigh and leg, granting secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was unable to state with any reasonable certainty what role, if any, the service-connected gunshot wounds played in compromising the veteran's left saphenous vein. The VA examiner was not a vascular specialist. However, Dr. C. and Dr. N., the vascular surgeon who performed the femoral to tibial composite saphenous vein graft, have indicated that the service-connected residuals of gunshot wounds contributed to the ultimate left above-the-knee amputation.
- Claimed conditions
- above the left knee amputation, gunshot wounds of left thigh and leg
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- September 25, 2001
- Citation
- 0123341
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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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for above the left knee amputation due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in obtaining a VA examination and opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development, including a VA examination to determine if the above the left knee amputation was caused or aggravated by service-connected residuals of gunshot wounds.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for hypertension, heart disease, diabetes mellitus and above the left knee amputation.
- Granted
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