The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right forearm, effective from the date of his claim through November 12, 2013.
The deciding factor: The VA examination conducted in December 2013 revealed no more than superficial scars on the right forearm that are not painful, tender, or unstable and measures less than 6 square inches (36 square centimeters), mild incomplete paralysis of the right ulnar nerve, and slight impairment of Muscle Group VII.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound, neuralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 24, 2016
- Citation
- 1620876
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