The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including left ankle fracture with degenerative joint disease, right ankle and hip arthritis, and right knee degenerative joint disease, meet the criteria for a schedular total disability rating from May 7, 2004 to November 6, 2008. The claim is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combined rating of service-connected disabilities was at least 60 percent prior to May 7, 2004, meeting the percentage requirements for a schedular total disability rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a).
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle fracture with degenerative joint disease, degenerative arthritis of the right ankle, degenerative arthritis of the right hip, degenerative arthritis of the right first metatarsophalangeal joint and first proximal phalangeal joint of the right foot, degenerative joint disease of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- August 15, 2011
- Citation
- 1130194
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