The Board has granted a rating of 20 percent for the veteran's deviated nasal septum, effective January 1996. The claim for an increased rating for residuals of shell fragment wounds to the left arm and scapular area was denied as no more than slight damage to muscle groups I and III is present. The claim for a compensable rating for residuals of shell fragment wound to the right thigh was granted, with a current effective date of January 1996.
The deciding factor: The veteran's deviated nasal septum resulted in an extraschedular 20 percent rating from January 1996. The residuals of shell fragment wounds to the left arm and scapular area were found to be no more than slight damage to muscle groups I and III, which does not warrant a compensable rating. The residuals of shell fragment wound to the right thigh involved moderate damage to Muscle Group XIII, leading to a 30 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Deflection of the nasal septum with history of nasal valve collapse, Residuals of shell fragment wounds to the left arm, deltoid and scapular areas, Residuals of shell fragment wound to the right thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 31, 2005
- Citation
- 0524013
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