The Board has determined that there was clear and unmistakable error in the February 1946 rating decision, which assigned a 20 percent evaluation for the residuals of shell fragment wounds of the left forearm. The correct rating should have been 30 percent due to involvement of two muscle groups.
The deciding factor: The veteran sustained injuries from shrapnel wounds that involved two muscle groups in the same anatomical area, leading to an appropriate elevation of the disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wounds of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 24, 2008
- Citation
- 0820604
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including examinations and additional information regarding his employment status.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for further medical examination of his left upper extremity disabilities, including the residuals of shell fragment wounds. The claim will be considered again after the results of this examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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