The Veteran was granted an evaluation of 50 percent for residuals of a shrapnel wound of the right thigh with compound comminuted fracture of the right femur and degenerative arthritis of the right knee, effective January 22, 2008.
The deciding factor: Functional impairment is commensurate with ankylosis of the knee between 20 and 45 degrees as of January 22, 2008.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a shrapnel wound of the right thigh with compound comminuted fracture of the right femur, Degenerative arthritis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0910825
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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