The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection and a compensable rating for a residual scar of a gunshot wound of the left elbow is June 10, 1987.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date was granted as his entitlement to service connection and a compensable rating for a residual scar of a gunshot wound of the left elbow arose on June 10, 1987.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a gunshot wound to the left elbow with traumatic arthritis, Left arm scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 3, 2017
- Citation
- 1700054
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for scars on both arms, as there was no evidence of unstable or painful scars that would warrant a 10 percent rating.
- Denied
The Veteran's left arm scar is rated at 10 percent, but the Board found no evidence to support a higher rating due to stable and non-functional scars.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment as of April 26, 2016. The Board granted an effective date of April 26, 2016 for the TDIU.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn her appeals for all issues, and the appeal is dismissed.
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