The Board has granted separate evaluations for the veteran's left shoulder and chest scars, with a 10 percent evaluation assigned to each. The claim for an effective date prior to July 10, 1995 for the assignment of a separate 10 percent evaluation for a gunshot wound injury to Muscle Group XXII is also granted.
The deciding factor: The veteran's left shoulder and chest scars were found to be distinct and separately compensable conditions. The effective date was determined based on the earliest date as of which entitlement arose, which in this case is July 10, 1995.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Scar, Chest Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 7, 2005
- Citation
- 0510141
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left shoulder scar does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating. The claims of increased ratings for left shoulder degenerative arthritis, external hemorrhoids, and entitlement to TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a 10 percent rating for his left shoulder scar, which is painful, was granted from June 24, 2021.
- Denied
The Veteran's TDIU is denied as the earliest effective date allowable for the grant of a TDIU is January 28, 2021 due to service connection for PTSD.
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