The veteran's arthritis of the left leg is service-connected and proximately due to his service-connected shell fragment wounds of the right forearm.,The veteran's residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right forearm with arthritis of the right wrist are manifested by muscle weakness, pain, and limited motion, warranting a 30 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right forearm with arthritis of the right wrist were found to be due to his service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the left leg, Residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right forearm with arthritis of the right wrist, Residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right forearm with damage to the median nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2003
- Citation
- 0303469
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Decisions by this judge: 1,325 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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