The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected shell fragment wound residuals of the left foot and right foot, as well as a rating for residuals of shrapnel injury to the right thigh with retained foreign bodies, were denied by the RO. The effective date is not specified.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not show severe or moderately severe functional impairment in either foot that would warrant higher ratings under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound residuals of the left foot, shell fragment wound residuals of the right foot, residuals, shrapnel injury, right thigh with retained foreign bodies
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2012
- Citation
- 1223647
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