The Board has determined that the Veteran's left arm scars, claimed as residuals of a shrapnel wound, are not related to his active service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing an in-service injury or event resulting in the current condition, and continuity of symptomatology has not been established.
- Claimed conditions
- left arm scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2017
- Citation
- 1721169
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left arm scars, tinnitus, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are being remanded due to the need to obtain VA clinic records since service discharge and associate them with the record.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, when considered individually, do not preclude him from engaging in gainful employment. Therefore, a TDIU is denied.
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