The Veteran's claims are mixed, with some issues granted and others denied. The low back disorder is granted on the merits, while other claims remain pending due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was new and material evidence for reopening the claim of service connection for a low back disorder but not for the other claims involving fractures or shell fragment wounds.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound scars of the left buttock and left thigh, residuals of a fracture of the left ankle, residuals of a fracture of the coccyx, low back disorder (disc space narrowing at L5-S1), shell fragment wound to the back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2013
- Citation
- 1322144
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's initial compensable rating for a shell fragment wound to the back is granted at 20 percent, but no higher. Service connection for a spine disability other than residuals of the SFW to the back and for an acquired psychiatric disorder are denied. Service connection for basal cell carcinoma is also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The rating reduction from 20 percent to 10 percent effective December 2, 2016, for a lumbosacral spine disability was improper and a 20 percent rating is restored effective December 2, 2016. The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for her service-connected residuals of a fracture of the coccyx is also remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran was awarded a TDIU rating effective from April 30, 2004 due to his service-connected disabilities. The effective date of April 30, 2003 is granted as he met the schedular criteria for a TDIU during this period.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for a compensable rating for shell fragment wound scars of the left buttock and left thigh, and service connection for residuals of a fracture of the left foot have been dismissed as his appeal has been withdrawn.
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