The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right sub-scapula with retained foreign body was denied. The Board found that there is no evidence to support the claim and concluded that the Veteran does not have residuals from such a condition.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing that the Veteran has residuals from a shell fragment wound of the right subscapula, despite his contention that shrapnel migrated to his chest and/or thoracic spine causing pain.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals from shrapnel wounds to right clavicular and right upper back area
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2010
- Citation
- 1022814
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What this means for you
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