The Board denied the claim of clear and unmistakable error in assigning a 20 percent rating for residuals of shell fragment wound, Muscle Groups VII and VIII, left forearm radial aspect, left hand, also dorsal aspect, left thumb over proximal phalanx and first metacarpal phalangeal joint. The effective date earlier than February 6, 1997, for the award of a 60 percent rating was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence at the time did not support assigning more than a 20 percent rating based on the residuals of shell fragment wounds in the left forearm and hand.
- Claimed conditions
- Muscle atrophy, Hypesthesia (radial aspect of left hand, dorsal aspect of left thumb)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0213218
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