The Veteran's claims for service connection of a gunshot wound to the left leg and entitlement to TDIU were denied as he failed to appear at his scheduled VA medical examination without showing good cause.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide a valid reason for failing to attend his scheduled VA medical examination, which was required in order to substantiate his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound to the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2016
- Citation
- 1631139
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What this means for you
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the initial rating for a gunshot wound to the left leg with damage to muscle group XII.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal includes claims for various conditions and disabilities, including increased ratings for lumbosacral strain and degenerative joint disease, service connection for PTSD, a bilateral knee and foot condition, depression, asthma, food poisoning, a gunshot wound to the left leg due to the right hand as secondary to bilateral hand condition, anxiety, a bilateral arm condition, a bilateral leg condition, a bilateral hand condition, hepatitis C, sleep apnea, urinary retention, and memory loss. The appeal is being remanded for scheduling a Travel Board hearing.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's gunshot wound to the left leg is rated at 20 percent, and he has been granted service connection for peroneal neuropathy of the left lower extremity as secondary to his service-connected gunshot wound. The effective date remains unknown.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for tinnitus and residuals of a gunshot wound to the left leg with sensory paresis of the lateral branch, sural nerve. The claim for an increased evaluation for multiple scars was also denied.
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