The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his service-connected shell fragment wound of the right posterior thorax area with retained foreign body, finding that it caused intermittent pain but no functional loss due to muscle damage. The veteran was assigned a 10 percent disability rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports indicated that the veteran experienced intermittent pain in the area of his SFW, which radiated and sometimes required breaks at work. However, there was no evidence of limitation of function or impairment of movement due to the scar.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound of the right posterior thorax area with retained foreign body
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 13, 2007
- Citation
- 0711114
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