The Board has determined that the appellant's claims for an effective date prior to March 16, 1998, for increased evaluations of his service-connected gunshot wound residuals are well grounded. The RO is directed to obtain medical records and readjudicate the claim.
The deciding factor: The appellant's claims were found to be well-grounded and require further development to determine an appropriate effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound of the left buttock, scar of the left thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2000
- Citation
- 0016831
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