The Board determined that the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a compensable rating of his shell fragment wound of the right thigh was granted, and he is now receiving a 30 percent evaluation as of July 30, 1991.
The deciding factor: The new evidence showed that the veteran sustained a shell fragment wound to the right thigh in service and received appropriate treatment. The Board found that this warranted a retroactive effective date from May 3, 1973, when his original claim was filed.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound of the right thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 12, 2002
- Citation
- 0209673
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right thigh are not rated higher than 10 percent prior to May 16, 2014.
- Granted
The Board has granted a rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's residuals of a shell fragment wound (SFW) of the right thigh, Muscle Group XIII. The issue of separate compensable ratings for scars of the right thigh and right calf prior to January 6, 2015 remains on appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives. The Veteran's case was transferred and is now under the jurisdiction of the Wilmington, Delaware RO.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations of his shell fragment wound of the right thigh and metallic foreign body of the right tarsal have been dismissed due to withdrawal requests at a July 2014 hearing.
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