The Veteran's claim for service connection and initial compensable rating for residuals of a shrapnel wound to the left lateral calf was denied. The Board found that the criteria for a compensable evaluation were not met.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's scars did not meet the criteria for any specific diagnostic codes, as they were not deep or unstable enough to warrant higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- shrapnel wound to the left lateral calf, shrapnel wound to the chest
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0942194
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