The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected shell fragment wound of the right thigh warrants a maximum schedular rating of 40 percent, as there is no basis for a higher rating under VA's Schedule for Rating Disabilities. The varicose veins of the right leg are rated at their maximum allowable level.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected shell fragment wound of the right thigh has been rated at its highest possible level (40 percent) due to the severity of his muscle disability, which is currently rated as severe.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound of the right thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- February 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0604041
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's right thigh injury was initially rated at 10 percent prior to May 16, 2014. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for this period. Since July 1, 2014, the Veteran has met the schedular requirement for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The veteran's service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right thigh are rated at 30 percent, effective from May 14, 2001.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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