The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected shortening of the left lower extremity warrants a 20 percent rating, which is the highest rating available under the applicable VA Rating Schedule.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a finding of greater than 2-inch leg length discrepancy, and therefore no higher rating could be assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- shortening of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2002
- Citation
- 0216406
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's injuries were due to his own willful misconduct and denied service connection for all claimed conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of fracture of the left femur was granted, with a 60 percent rating assigned. The claim for shortening of the left lower extremity also resulted in a grant of benefits.
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