The Veteran's claims for service connection for partial amputation of the left fourth finger and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the left leg have been denied. The remaining claims for right knee, left knee, right ankle, and left ankle arthralgia have all been granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's current knee and ankle conditions are at least as likely as not caused by his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Partial amputation of left fourth finger, Residuals of shell fragment wounds of the left leg, Right knee arthralgia, Left knee arthralgia, Right ankle arthralgia, Left ankle arthralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0939231
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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)
The Board has granted the Veteran's requests to readjudicate his claims for service connection for right and left ankle disabilities, as well as a right foot disability. However, these issues are being remanded due to new evidence submitted after the November 2022 rating decision.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, right knee arthralgia, and lumbosacral strain. The Board granted a 30 percent rating for migraine headaches and a 10 percent rating for right knee instability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no competent evidence that any of these disabilities were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and incomplete records. The Veteran's right knee disorder is being reviewed for service connection, with a focus on whether it is related to her in-service airborne operations.
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