The veteran's claims for increased ratings for muscle injury, status post shell fragment wounds to the right leg with retained fragments and status post shell fragment wound to the left ankle were denied as the clinical manifestations of these conditions are no more than moderate in severity.
The deciding factor: The deciding factor was that the clinical manifestations of the veteran's service-connected muscle injuries were no more than moderate in severity, which did not warrant a higher rating under the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- muscle injury, status post shell fragment wound to the right leg with retained fragments, status post shell fragment wound to the left ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2008
- Citation
- 0812652
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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