The veteran has been granted service connection for facial scars due to shell fragment wounds incurred in active service. However, there is no current disability resulting from a shell fragment wound of the left arm.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports confirmed the presence of scar tissue on the face but did not find any residual of the shell fragment wound of the left arm.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wounds of the face, shell fragment wound of the left arm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 10, 2004
- Citation
- 0424936
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