The veteran's residuals of a shrapnel wound to the left hip have been rated at 20 percent since September 26, 2002.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the combined effect of limitation of abduction to 10 degrees and degenerative joint disease warranted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's residuals of a shrapnel wound to the left hip.
- Claimed conditions
- shrapnel wound to the left hip, degenerative disc disease and diffuse osteopenia of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2007
- Citation
- 0703724
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Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The case is remanded for a VA examination to determine the severity of the residuals of the shrapnel wound to the left hip, including any injury to muscle groups and the range of motion. The appeal will be re-adjudicated after this additional development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a shrapnel wound to the left hip due to new and material evidence presented since the October 1987 RO decision. The claim is granted as the veteran engaged in combat, his lay testimony supports an in-service injury, and there is no rebuttal evidence against the presumption of service incurrence.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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