The Veteran's service-connected left thigh fragment wound residuals are rated at 10 percent, with a separate rating of 10 percent for muscle damage. The Board has determined that the Veteran is entitled to these ratings based on his service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical records support the current ratings as they document the presence of residual symptoms consistent with the assigned disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound of the left thigh, posterior tibial nerve injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 29, 2011
- Citation
- 1112381
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The veteran was granted a 20 percent rating for left knee instability prior to February 7, 2021, and restoration of a separate 10 percent rating for a shell fragment wound of the left thigh. Other issues were denied or remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded three issues: increased rating for shell fragment wound of the left thigh, service connection for a low back disorder, and service connection for bilateral radiculopathy of the lower extremities. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations for these issues.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left thigh before July 3, 1997 was denied by the Board. The evidence showed that the injury involved Muscle Group XIII and Muscle Group XIV in the same anatomical region affecting the left knee joint.
- Granted
The Veteran's severe muscle injury from a shell fragment wound of the left thigh, Muscle Group XVII, is rated at 50 percent.
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