The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right thigh, but affirmed the 30 percent disability rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the disability picture was exceptional and that the available schedular evaluations were inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0902878
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,013 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a remand to obtain an updated medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's death, specifically whether his service-connected conditions caused or contributed to his death.
- Denied
The Veteran's death was not determined to be service-connected, and the claim for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is denied as he did not meet the eligibility criteria.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's disability rating for residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right thigh, Muscle Groups XIII and XV was increased to 40 percent effective from October 29, 1998.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right thigh is being remanded due to procedural issues.
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