The Board denied both claims: an increased rating for the left foot disability and a TDIU.
The deciding factor: Both claims were denied as there was no evidence to support the requested ratings or benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2001
- Citation
- 0123067
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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: Denied
The Board found that no increase in severity warranting higher ratings occurred within one year prior to the date of receipt of the claim.,The Board found that no increase in severity warranting higher ratings for neuropathy as a manifestation of the service-connected shell fragment wound of the left foot occurred within one year prior to the date of receipt of the claim.,The Board found that no increase in severity warranting higher ratings for the scar as a manifestation of the service-connected shell fragment wound of the left foot occurred within one year prior to the date of receipt of the claim.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left foot are currently rated at 20 percent, which is in line with the criteria for moderate impairment of muscle groups XI and XII.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected residuals of shell fragment wound of the left foot are currently rated at 10 percent, which adequately reflects the moderate disability. The Board finds that an evaluation in excess of 10 percent is not warranted.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran's appeal is for an increased rating for his left foot disability and a change in the effective date of service connection and evaluation for his psychiatric condition. The Board has remanded this case to issue a Statement of the Case on the NOD regarding the effective date.
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