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
- Fracture of the Right Fifth Metacarpal, Osteoarthritis of the Left Knee, Osteoarthritis of the Right Hip, Osteoarthritis of the Right 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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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