The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a gunshot wound of the right knee and thigh, finding that the veteran engaged in combat during his active military service. The issues regarding hearing loss, lung condition, skin rash, and right groin scar will be remanded to the RO for further development.
The deciding factor: The veteran's testimony and medical evidence supported his claim of a gunshot wound to the right knee and thigh incurred during service in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of gunshot wound of the right knee, residuals of gunshot wound of the right thigh, residuals of gunshot wound of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2003
- Citation
- 0325303
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's service-connected disabilities, which include gunshot wounds and degenerative joint diseases, do not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied. The RO scheduled the veteran for a VA psychiatric examination to assess his PTSD, and an orthopedic examination to assess his right knee disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The veteran's residuals of gunshot wound to the right thigh are currently rated at 10 percent, and his neuropathy of the medial femoral cutaneous nerve is also rated at 10 percent. The decision grants these ratings.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of a gunshot wound to his left shoulder meet the criteria for a 20 percent rating, based on moderate damage to muscle groups II and IV with some weakness and pain.
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