The Board has granted a 40 percent rating for the veteran's gunshot wound of the right thigh, and denied an increased rating for his forehead scar.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported the current evaluation of the gunshot wound of the right thigh as productive of severe disability.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound of the right thigh, scar on the forehead
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 16, 2004
- Citation
- 0401691
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right cervical radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability, but denied service connection for a scar on the forehead and remanded issues related to left hip, right hip, and foot disabilities.
- Denied
The Board found that there was no evidence of a pre-existing scar on the Veteran's forehead at the time of his enlistment, and thus could not establish service connection for it. The VA examiner concluded that the current scar is less likely than not incurred or caused by an in-service injury.
- Denied
The Veteran is currently assigned a 20 percent rating for painful scars, and the Board finds that this rating is not higher than what is warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered additional development to clarify the cause of death and assess whether service-related conditions contributed to the Veteran's death. The case is now remanded for further action.
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