The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a chest wound was granted, while claims for service connection for residuals of a fracture of the right fibula, chronic sinusitis, a choroidal nevus of the left eye, and night sweats were denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that it is as likely as not that the Veteran has a retained piece of shrapnel in his chest from a hand grenade explosion during combat in Vietnam. However, there was no evidence supporting service connection for residuals of a fracture of the right fibula, chronic sinusitis, a choroidal nevus of the left eye, and night sweats.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a chest wound, fracture of the right fibula, chronic sinusitis, choroidal nevus of the left eye, night sweats
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0905344
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic sinusitis, left shoulder strain, lumbosacral strain, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity to ensure compliance with its previous remand directives.
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