The Board has granted a compensable disability rating of 10% for the veteran's service-connected residuals of shell fragment wounds to the left thigh and calf, Muscle Group XV, with scar and retained foreign bodies. The right leg disability remains noncompensable.

The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the veteran had metallic fragments retained in his left calf muscle tissue without any significant functional impairment or cardinal signs/symptoms of muscle disability as per VA rating criteria.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Residuals of shell fragment wounds to the left thigh and calf"}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of shell fragment wounds to the right leg"}

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

10%

Decision date

January 17, 2006

Citation

0601252