The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected disabilities, finding that none of the conditions met the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any additional functional impairment or symptoms warranting a higher rating than what was already assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Cheek Scar, Shell Fragment Wound to Left Arm, Shell Fragment Wound to Left Forearm, Left Flank Scar, Right Calf Scar, Shell Fragment Wound to Right Ankle with Retained Foreign Bodies, Shell Fragment Wound to Left Thigh and Calf
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2002
- Citation
- 0209167
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- Denied
The Veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated as 50 percent disabling. The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and denied entitlement to a TDIU prior to September 18, 2007.
- Denied
The Board has denied a compensable evaluation for the Veteran's right calf scar, finding that it does not meet the criteria for any of the applicable rating codes.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for an eye disorder and a left cheek scar resulting from a shrapnel wound below the left eye have been reopened. However, his claim for an eye disorder remains denied as new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen it. The claim for a left cheek scar is ongoing with the VA still considering whether the veteran's current condition is related to service.
- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of July 21, 2002 for the assignment of a 10 percent disability rating for the veteran's right calf scar.
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