The veteran's claims for increased ratings on multiple service-connected disabilities were denied by the RO. The conditions include residuals of shell fragment wounds affecting various limbs and body parts.

The deciding factor: The RO found that the evidence did not support granting higher ratings based on the current manifestations of the service-connected conditions, which are already rated as they should be under applicable diagnostic codes.

Claimed conditions

residuals of a shell fragment wound (SFW) of the right lower leg with fractures, osteomyelitis of the tibia and fibula, and superficial peroneal and tibial palsy, residuals of a SFW of the right foot and ankle with fracture and osteomyelitis of the 1st metatarsal, and retained foreign bodies (RFBs), residuals of a SFW of the left leg with neuritis of the external popliteal (common peroneal) nerve, residuals of a SFW of the left middle finger with fracture of the proximal phalanx, residuals of a SFW, to include scars, of the left cheek and upper eyelid, residuals of a SFW, to include scars, of the chest wall and right upper quadrant abdominal area, residuals of a SFW, to include scars, of the right arm, residuals of a SFW, to include scars, of the left arm, residuals of a SFW, to include scars, of the right thigh

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

May 12, 2006

Citation

0614042

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