The Board has denied service connection for a right leg amputation and remanded the issue of an increased rating for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not demonstrate that the Veteran was on active duty when he suffered the injury resulting in his right leg amputation, thus failing to meet the criteria for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Right leg amputation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19176354
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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