The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's shrapnel wounds to the right and left legs, finding no evidence of muscle disability or loss of range of motion attributable to these injuries.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence did not support an evaluation in excess of 30 percent due to lack of manifestations of muscle disability or loss of range of motion related to the service-connected shrapnel wounds.
- Claimed conditions
- shrapnel wound, MG XIV, right leg, shrapnel wound, MG XIV, left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0615866
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