The Board granted increased disability evaluations for the veteran's service-connected residuals of shell fragment wounds, with a 30 percent rating assigned for each issue. The effective date is not specified.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supported the grant of increased ratings based on the severity of the veteran's disabilities and their impact on his daily life.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of shell fragment wounds to the right leg, muscle group X, residuals of shell fragment wounds to the left leg, muscle group X, residuals of shell fragment wounds to the right knee, residuals of shell fragment wounds to the left knee, residuals of shell fragment wounds to the right thigh, scar of the left chest, residuals of shell fragment wounds to the left arm, residuals of shell fragment wounds to the left temporal region
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 19, 2007
- Citation
- 0718382
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining X-ray studies of the Veteran's knee and right thigh areas. The Veteran is also to be scheduled for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any hemorrhoid disorder.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected residuals of shell fragment wounds to the left knee are currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.
- Granted
The Board has granted increased ratings for several service-connected disabilities, bringing the combined rating to 60 percent. The veteran's disabilities now preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Granted
The veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, including a scar of the left chest and residuals from shrapnel wounds to his shoulders. The major depressive disorder is also considered service-connected.
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