The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis and residuals of a laceration of the head. The claim for increased rating for degenerative joint disease of the left hip, status post total hip replacement, with residuals is denied due to lack of timely substantive appeal. The issue of an increased rating from 20% to 30% for left ankle (fibula) fracture with arthritis has been remanded by the Board.
The deciding factor: The veteran submitted new and material evidence sufficient to reopen his claims for service connection for hepatitis and residuals of a laceration of the head, but did not timely appeal the denial of an increased rating from 20% to 30% for left ankle (fibula) fracture with arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- infectious hepatitis, residuals of a laceration of the occipital region of the head, hemochromatosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2004
- Citation
- 0415854
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Decisions by this judge: 673 · Granted: 27% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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