The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his gunshot wound of the left thigh, finding that there was no evidence of current disability warranting a compensable evaluation.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the residuals of the gunshot wound did not result in any current functional impairment or scarring that would justify a compensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a gunshot wound of the left thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2004
- Citation
- 0424924
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations for left below the knee amputation and residuals of a gunshot wound, left thigh due to his failure to report for VA examinations without good cause.
- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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