The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected right leg disability was granted, with a rating of 40 percent effective January 1996. The claims for special monthly compensation and financial assistance were denied.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the veteran's residuals of fractures of the right tibia and fibula warranted a 40 percent evaluation based on x-ray evidence of healed fractures with good alignment, increased swelling, weakness, and pain attributable to the residuals of the fractures.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Residuals of fractures of the right tibia and fibula
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2003
- Citation
- 0300465
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Decisions by this judge: 1,458 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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