The veteran's service-connected right leg fracture is currently rated at 10 percent prior to July 27, 2004 and at 20 percent as of that date. The Board has remanded the case for additional development.
The deciding factor: The decision addresses multiple evaluations for a single condition (right leg fracture) over different time periods.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2008
- Citation
- 0833988
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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