The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound to the right foot with a visible scar and retained foreign bodies, effective from July 1997.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim was valid as he asserted that his service-connected disability had increased in severity. The VA has a duty to assist veterans who have submitted valid claims, including obtaining relevant medical reports where indicated by the facts and circumstances of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a gunshot wound to the right foot, visible scar, retained foreign bodies
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0029600
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities starting from April 12, 2021.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a gunshot wound to his right foot, finding that there was no medical evidence linking the current condition to his military service.
- 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.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, so his TDIU claim is denied.
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