The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's service-connected residuals of gunshot wound to the left knee with surgical absence of patella and retained foreign bodies, currently rated at 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The disability did not meet or approximate criteria warranting a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound to the left knee, surgical absence of patella, retained foreign bodies
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 16, 2007
- Citation
- 0714610
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected back disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service personnel and drill pay records. The Veteran's claims for gunshot wound to the left knee, bipolar disorder, and PTSD are being reviewed.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a left calf fragment wound with retained foreign bodies and Muscle Group XI involvement are currently rated as 10 percent disabling, but the evidence does not support an increase to a higher rating.
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