The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of gunshot wounds to the left thigh warrant a 40 percent disability evaluation, reflecting impairment to Muscle Group XIV (anterior thigh group). The veteran's service-connected residuals of gunshot wound to the left forearm are currently rated at zero percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated severe muscle injury in the anterior thigh group, warranting a 40 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5314.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound to the left thigh, gunshot wound to the left forearm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2001
- Citation
- 0104065
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