The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating, finding that his disability warranted a 20% additional rating for muscle involvement but not meeting the criteria for a higher 40% rating.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher 40% rating due to the severity of his sciatic nerve and muscle impairment, which were already rated under Diagnostic Code 8520.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound of the left buttock, retained foreign bodies, involvement of the cutaneous nerve and sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2000
- Citation
- 0011747
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran is found unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities, which include PTSD, left thigh gunshot wound with compound fracture of femur, and other physical conditions. The Board finds that the evidence supports this determination.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including a shell fragment wound of the left buttock and major depressive disorder with unspecified trauma disorder, have prevented him from securing and maintaining all forms of substantially gainful employment since April 16, 2010.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected back disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a left calf fragment wound with retained foreign bodies and Muscle Group XI involvement are currently rated as 10 percent disabling, but the evidence does not support an increase to a higher rating.
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