The veteran's service-connected right ankle fracture residuals and splenectomy required hospitalization from May 2, 2000 to May 23, 2000. The Board granted a temporary total rating for this period.
The deciding factor: The veteran's overall care during the hospitalization was intimately associated with and necessitated by his service-connected disabilities which exacerbated other problems he had.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle fracture residuals, splenectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2003
- Citation
- 0326233
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