The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed residuals of a gunshot wound of the chest and residuals of a shell fragment wound of the stomach are due to injuries sustained during his active service, granting service connection for both conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found the scars consistent with the historical data provided by the Veteran and concluded they were at least as likely as not incurred in or caused by the claimed in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a gunshot wound of the chest, residuals of a shell fragment wound of the stomach
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2012
- Citation
- 1236529
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service medical records and seeking treatment information from the veteran. The veteran's claims of service connection for gunshot wound residuals of the chest and shell fragment wound residuals of the stomach will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical examinations and ensuring compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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