The Board has determined that the veteran sustained shrapnel wounds to his back and left arm during service, which resulted in current residual scarring. The Board finds these residuals are directly related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA medical examiner found no other disability attributable to the inservice shrapnel wounds except for superficial scars of the left hand/arm and a retained fragment in the left hand.
- Claimed conditions
- shrapnel wound of the back, shrapnel wound of the left arm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2007
- Citation
- 0707721
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to reopen his previously denied claims for service connection for various conditions, including shrapnel wounds of the left leg and back, liver condition, bilateral hearing loss, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, adrenal gland cyst, and thyroid disease. The evidence did not meet the criteria for reopening any of these claims.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a shrapnel wound of the back and an increased rating for left shoulder degenerative changes. The Veteran's claims were not granted as there was no evidence to support separate service connection for the back injury, and his current disability ratings are appropriate based on the severity of his left shoulder condition.
- Denied
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's representative filed a claim for service connection for scars from bullet wounds of the left calf, shrapnel wounds of the right ear, and back. However, there is no medical or credible lay evidence linking these conditions to service.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a shrapnel wound of the left arm are rated at 10 percent, and his scar from that injury is not compensable. The Board denied these claims as there was no evidence to support higher ratings based on the current state of the disability.
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