The Board has granted an increased evaluation of 30 percent for osteomyelitis of the left leg, effective from when the claim was filed.
The deciding factor: The VA examination revealed that the veteran's osteomyelitis is quiescent with no evidence of active infection or involucrum/sequestrum. However, there is functional loss due to pain, warranting a 30 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5000.
- Claimed conditions
- osteomyelitis of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 1, 2004
- Citation
- 0429547
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The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities are such as to satisfy the criteria for an award of special monthly compensation based on loss of use of the left foot. The veteran is also entitled to a total rating for compensation based upon individual unemployability on an extra-schedular basis.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected osteomyelitis of the left leg does not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent, as it is inactive and there have been no active infections within the past five years. The residuals of a left ankle injury are also evaluated at 30 percent.
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