The Board found that the veteran's post-operative residuals of a gunshot wound to the left chest, with history of retained foreign body, do not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent from October 7, 1996.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show more than moderate symptoms or injury of the pleural cavity that would warrant a higher rating under either the old or revised VA rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative residuals of a gunshot wound to the left chest, history of retained foreign body
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0614198
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What this means for you
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