The veteran's service-connected residuals of a right fifth metacarpal fracture were granted, but the assigned rating is noncompensable. Service connection was established for osteoarthritis affecting his right hip, right knee, and left knee.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on new evidence that reopened an old claim.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Fracture of the Right Fifth Metacarpal"}, {"condition_name":"Osteoarthritis of the Right Hip","joint_affected":"Right Hip"}, {"condition_name":"Osteoarthritis of the Right Knee","joint_affected":"Right Knee"}, {"condition_name":"Osteoarthritis of the Left Knee","joint_affected":"Left Knee"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- July 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0622060
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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