The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a left foot shrapnel wound residual scar, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was received to support the reopening of the claim seeking service connection for a left foot shrapnel wound residual scar.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot shrapnel wound
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2005
- Citation
- 0513649
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding the relationship between current left foot disabilities and service, including a shrapnel wound.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current foot disabilities and his service, including a shrapnel wound.
- Granted
The veteran's PTSD is rated at 50% and his left foot shrapnel wound residuals are rated at 30%. The rating for the left foot shrapnel wound was increased from 10% to 30%.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered additional development and is remanding the case for further consideration of service connection for a shrapnel wound to the left foot, taking into account recent evidence.
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