The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected disabilities, including scars on the right leg and cold injury residuals of both feet and hands. The RO continues to assign a 20 percent evaluation for all other residuals of shrapnel wounds, but denies an increase in the evaluation for the scars on the right leg.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the scars on the veteran's right leg are superficial and painful, but do not limit motion or cause functional impairment. The RO has evaluated these scars under DC 7804, which assigns a maximum of 10 percent disability rating for superficial scars with pain.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals, shrapnel wounds, right foot and leg, with retained foreign body, residuals of cold injury, right foot, residuals of cold injury, left foot, residuals of cold injury, right hand, residuals of cold injury, left hand, residuals, shrapnel wounds, scars, right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2007
- Citation
- 0707620
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's cold injury service-connected disabilities have not been evaluated by VA examination since 2015. More recent VA treatment records reflect changes in the severity of these disabilities, and updated VA examinations are needed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's service-connected conditions and their contribution to his death. The appellant is seeking service connection for cause of death, but the Veteran was not service-connected for the causes that led to his death.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection for various conditions, including residuals of cold injury and nerve disorders. The only issue remaining is the claim for bilateral hearing loss.
- Granted
The Board has granted an earlier effective date of February 9, 1978 for the grants of service connection for residuals of cold injury to both feet. This decision is based on additional relevant service treatment records received in March 2016.
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