The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found no evidence of chronic sinusitis, and the Veteran's left forearm shrapnel wound residuals did not meet criteria for a higher rating prior to June 27, 2008 or from that date forward. The right buttock cyst removal scar and left foot wart removal scars were not shown to be disabling enough to warrant compensable ratings. The lumbosacral spine disability was found to not warrant an increased rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied as there was no evidence of chronic sinusitis, the left forearm shrapnel wound residuals did not meet criteria for a higher rating prior to June 27, 2008 or from that date forward. The right buttock cyst removal scar and left foot wart removal scars were not shown to be disabling enough to warrant compensable ratings. The lumbosacral spine disability was found to not warrant an increased rating.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic sinusitis, shrapnel wound to the left forearm, residuals of right buttock cyst removal, residuals of left foot warts removal, lumbosacral spine disability, residuals of shell fragment wound (SFW) of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0931260
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- Remanded (sent back)
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