The Board found that the Veteran's residuals of a shell fragment wound, left lower extremity, most closely approximated a wound that healed with good functional results and showed no impairment of function or retained metallic fragments. The criteria for a compensable disability rating were not met.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports indicated that the Veteran's service-connected shell fragment wound, left lower extremity, did not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating as it was characterized as having healed with good functional results and showing no impairment of function or retained metallic fragments.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound, left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- December 31, 2012
- Citation
- 1244453
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