The Veteran's service-connected residuals of shrapnel wound to the left thigh with retained foreign body in muscle group XIII are not shown to warrant a rating higher than 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not show more than moderate muscle damage, and related left knee bony changes or dysfunction were not shown.
- Claimed conditions
- shrapnel wound to the left thigh, retained foreign body in muscle group XIII
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2009
- Citation
- 0913428
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a shrapnel wound to the left thigh, as well as his requests to reopen claims for defective vision and a right hand condition. The decision also noted that the Veteran withdrew appeals regarding earlier effective dates for certain awards.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected residuals of a shrapnel wound to the left thigh, with a retained foreign body involving Muscle Group XIII is being remanded due to incomplete information from the April 2011 VA examination.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, but finds that there is no competent medical evidence to support a relationship between the Veteran's service-connected left thigh disability and his death. As such, the claim is denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for the service-connected residuals of a shrapnel wound to the left thigh, with a retained foreign body involving Muscle Group XIII is being remanded due to inadequate discussion and need for further examination.
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