The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected shell fragment wound of the right hand warrants an increased evaluation to 20 percent, reflecting full range of motion and additional functional impairment due to his service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The veteran demonstrated moderate disability with residual scars and atrophy, warranting a higher rating than the current 10 percent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound of the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2001
- Citation
- 0121565
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What this means for you
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a remand for the Veteran to be scheduled for a VA examination to determine the current level of severity of his service-connected right hand disability. The claim is being returned to the RO/AMC for further development and adjudication.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's shell fragment wound of the right hand is currently rated at 30 percent prior to July 24, 2012 and at 20 percent since then. The degenerative arthritis of the right hand is rated at 10 percent effective July 24, 2012.,Compensable ratings are not warranted for scars associated with the shell fragment wounds of the right and left wrists.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for shell fragment wounds of the right hand, chin, and right leg. The veteran's intervertebral disc syndrome is rated at 40 percent.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an initial disability rating of 20 percent for posttraumatic arthritic changes to the right hand and wrist secondary to residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right hand, Muscle Group VIII.
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