The veteran's residuals of right tibia fracture are currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling. The Board finds that a higher evaluation is not warranted.,The veteran's left below the knee amputation with left femur fracture is currently evaluated as 40 percent disabling. The Board finds that a higher evaluation is not warranted.,The donor graft site, right gastrocnemius scar and upper lip and left medial eyebrow scars are each rated as noncompensable. The Board finds that a higher evaluation is not warranted for these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is slight right tibia malunion with no more than slight ankle disability.,The veteran's left below the knee amputation is improvable by prosthesis controlled by natural knee action, but it does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation as there are no other disabling conditions or complications.,The scars do not show any instability, pain, ulceration, or disfigurement. Therefore, they do not warrant a compensable rating under current VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right tibia fracture, left below the knee amputation with left femur fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0610682
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