The Board granted service connection for the veteran's conditions and assigned initial evaluations. The right shoulder scars, left ring finger fracture, and bilateral knee osteoarthritis were all granted with a 10% evaluation.
The deciding factor: The RO found that the veteran's conditions met the criteria for service connection under direct service connection theory.
- Claimed conditions
- Residual scars, right shoulder, Fractured left ring finger, Osteoarthritis, right knee, Osteoarthritis, left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 3, 2008
- Citation
- 0834041
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What this means for you
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