The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right tibia with ankylosis of the ankle, atrophy of the right thigh, mandible fracture residuals, healed rib fracture, facial scars, and chest scar, are currently rated as 60 percent disabling. The Board denied increased ratings for all service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Residuals of a shell fragment wound (SFW) of the right tibia and ankylosis of the right ankle and shortening","severity":"40%"}, {"condition_name":"Atrophy of the right thigh","severity":"10%"}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of a fracture of the mandible with retained foreign body","severity":"10%"}, {"condition_name":"Healed fracture of the twelfth rib","severity":"0%"}, {"condition_name":"Scar of the face (residual of SFW)","severity":"10%"}, {"condition_name":"Tracheostomy scar","severity":"10% prior to August 30, 2002; 10% from August 30, 2002"}, {"condition_name":"Chest scar (residual of SFW)","severity":"0%"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0601171
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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