The Board has granted service connection for right knee disorder, right femoral fracture residuals, right distal forearm fracture residuals, and left wrist fracture residuals as secondary to service-connected sciatic neuritis, left.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence of record supports the finding that these fractures are etiologically related to service-connected sciatic neuritis, left.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disorder (including medial meniscal tear and patellar fracture residuals), right femoral fracture residuals, right distal forearm fracture residuals, left wrist fracture residuals
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- March 14, 2008
- Citation
- 0808795
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's left wrist fracture residuals are granted a 10% rating beginning August 15, 2013. The issue of service connection for his respiratory disability is remanded.
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