The veteran's PTSD claim was granted with a 30% rating effective June 4, 2001. The right leg disability claim for service connection has not been reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the right leg disability claim.
- Claimed conditions
- status post fracture of the right femur, arthritic changes of the right knee, right knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 18, 2003
- Citation
- 0320592
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What this means for you
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