The Board granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right foot and residuals of a right wrist shrapnel wound, granted an increased rating of 10% from April 29, 2010, for a right forearm shell fragment wound, and granted entitlement to a total disability rating due to individual unemployability. Other claims were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's degenerative joint disease of the right foot and residuals of a right wrist shrapnel wound had their onset during active service, meeting the criteria for direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the right foot, Residuals of right wrist shrapnel wound, Right forearm shell fragment wound (10% from April 29, 2010), Right chest shrapnel wound, Left foot arthritis, Right hand arthritis, Left hand arthritis, Right knee arthritis, Left knee arthritis, Arthritis disorder other than of the feet, hands, and knees, Right lower extremity radiculopathy, Right face disorder characterized by tingling, pain, and numbness, Non-arthritis disorder of the right side of the body characterized by neurological symptoms
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21061971
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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