The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for the residuals of a shrapnel wound of the left arm and left buttock was granted, with a rating of 30 percent for each condition. The claim for TDIU was also granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported the grant of increased ratings based on the severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- shrapnel wound of the left arm, osteoarthritis of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1043692
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left knee is granted. The claim for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left shoulder is remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's motion to revise a non-compensable rating decision for osteoarthritis of the left shoulder is denied as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the original determination.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for osteoarthritis of the left shoulder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
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