The Board denied the veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of shell fragment wound, left knee.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the veteran's service-connected left knee disorder warranted a higher evaluation based on his symptoms and functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0639139
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