The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection is well grounded and grants the claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran sustained multiple shrapnel injuries in combat, including wounds to the left shoulder and back. His awards and medical records support his claim of current disability due to these wounds.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of shell fragment wounds
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0017648
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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
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- Denied
The Veteran's disability rating for residuals of shell fragment wounds, left chest thoracotomy and restrictive pulmonary disease with scar was denied as it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to March 1, 2010.,The Veteran's disability rating for residuals of shell fragment wounds, left chest thoracotomy and restrictive pulmonary disease with scar was also denied after March 1, 2010, as his condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected residuals of shell fragment wounds, to the right side of back with degenerative changes of thoracic spine is remanded due to a lack of recent VA examination and the need for further medical assessment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 20 percent, prior to March 1, 2010, and 60 percent thereafter for residuals of shell fragment wounds, left chest thoracotomy and restrictive pulmonary disease with scar is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.
- Granted
The Board has determined that service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted, with ischemic heart disease being presumed due to herbicide exposure during service.
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