The Board has granted increased evaluations of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound of the left foot with healed fracture of the os calcis and 20 percent for his service-connected residuals of a left femur fracture.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the veteran's symptoms, including pain on motion, limitation of motion, and degenerative changes in the ankle joint, more closely approximated severe disability. For the left femur fracture, the shortening by 1.0 centimeter caused moderate impairment due to a limping gait.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a gunshot wound of the left foot with healed fracture of the os calcis, left femur fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 27, 2005
- Citation
- 0502030
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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