The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him incapable of securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right foot and hand conditions prevent him from maintaining gainful employment due to physical limitations.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot osteophyte, status post fracture of first metatarsal with right ankle strain, residuals of fracture to include limitation of motion of the right ring and little fingers, left fibula fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18112171
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left fibula fracture and avulsion fracture of 5th metatarsal, right foot due to a lack of evidence supporting the presence of these conditions during or after service. The claim for bilateral scratched cornea was remanded for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating higher than 20 percent for the Veteran's left fibula fracture, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's left fibula fracture is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has remanded the case for further review. The issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent remains unresolved.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for his left fibula fracture, finding that it was caused or aggravated by a fall due to his service-connected left knee disabilities.
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