The veteran's service-connected residuals of a cold injury of the right hand are currently rated at 20 percent, effective October 6, 2004.,The veteran's hypertension is currently rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the finding that the veteran sustained left knee cartilage damage due to a service-connected injury in 1971. The Board finds it reasonable to believe this could have caused persistent pain and damage.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Cartilage Damage, Urethritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 10, 2007
- Citation
- 0724904
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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