The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and effective dates for his service-connected multiple shrapnel wounds, as it is not factually ascertainable that the disabilities increased in severity prior to February 13, 2001.
The deciding factor: The earliest date on which it was factually ascertainable that the veteran's residuals of multiple shrapnel wounds had increased in severity was on February 13, 2001.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple shrapnel wounds
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2005
- Citation
- 0516478
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- Granted
The Board has determined that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the March 1972, November 1973, or April 1997 rating decisions regarding service connection for multiple shrapnel wounds and scar tissue.
- Denied
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- Granted
The veteran's disability compensation benefits were properly restored to a 70 percent rate, effective April 1, 2002.
- Denied
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