The veteran's service connection for residuals of a left wrist injury and right knee disability, including total knee replacement, has been granted. The initial rating for the right knee disability is now 30 percent effective June 1, 2005.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on documented injuries during active duty for training. Ratings were assigned based on current functional limitations and medical evidence provided by VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist injury, right knee surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- August 1, 2007
- Citation
- 0723769
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to duty-to-assist errors and insufficient evidence regarding his Reserve service. The claims for left wrist injury, scar, psychiatric disorder, thumb disorders, TMJ, jaw infection, and dental disorder are being reviewed again.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal of his service connection claims, finding that the appeal was untimely and no good cause for extension was provided.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for right knee surgery due to a need for a medical opinion regarding its relation to active duty.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left wrist TFCC injury is related to service and grants service connection for this condition.
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