The Board has determined that the veteran's right rib fractures and right ring finger injuries are not directly service-connected, but have been granted secondary service connection due to his pre-existing disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran regarding both issues, granting secondary service connection for the right rib fractures as a result of his service-connected right ankle disability and for the residuals of a right ring finger injury as a result of his service-connected concussion with headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple right rib fractures, Residuals of a right ring finger injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2003
- Citation
- 0321326
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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