The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the residuals of shell fragment wounds to the left arm and left thigh, finding that the scars are tender and painful.
The deciding factor: The veteran's scars were found to be tender and painful on examination, which meets the criteria for a compensable evaluation under the skin disability evaluation regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound of the left arm, shell fragment wound of the left thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0601565
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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