The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's service-connected shrapnel wound residuals to the left leg affecting Muscle Groups XI and XII, with injury of the tibial nerve. The current rating of 30 percent is considered appropriate based on the severity of the disability.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show impairment warranting a higher evaluation under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- shrapnel wound residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 7, 2005
- Citation
- 0518566
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further consideration due to conflicting findings regarding potential muscle injuries sustained during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. Service connection is remanded for shrapnel wound residuals, skin disability (including as due to herbicide exposure in service), and peripheral artery disease (including as due to herbicide exposure in service).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected shrapnel wound residuals, to include entitlement to a separate rating for scars, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's shrapnel wound residuals have been productive of complaints of intermittent muscle bulging and pain, but no more than a moderate residual injury to muscle group XIX. The Board has determined that the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent are not met.
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