The Veteran's claim for service connection for numbness in the right leg was denied, and his initial rating for PTSD was granted at a 50 percent level effective September 14, 2009. The Veteran is requesting a higher rating for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The RO found that there was no direct evidence linking the numbness to service or any other condition, thus denying service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness in the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1106003
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected scar and his claimed right leg disability. A new examination or medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's right leg condition was caused by, or aggravated by, his service-connected scar.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's back condition, numbness in his left and right legs are all service-connected.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for various conditions, including tinnitus and a right shoulder disorder. However, the claims for other conditions are not well-grounded.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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