The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his shell fragment wound of the right back and posterior chest with retained foreign bodies was denied. The effective date issue for a 40 percent evaluation for residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right hip with retained foreign bodies remains pending.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find any symptoms or complications related to the Veteran's shell fragment wounds, except for possible rotator cuff tendinopathy and degenerative joint disease in his back. The scars were found to be asymptomatic by multiple VA examiners.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound of the right back and posterior chest with retained foreign bodies, shell fragment wound of the right hip with retained foreign bodies
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 25, 2017
- Citation
- 1729145
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- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right hip with retained foreign bodies have been granted an increased rating to 40 percent, effective from the date of the claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected shell fragment wounds to the right back and posterior chest, as well as to the right hip with retained foreign bodies, are being remanded due to incomplete evaluations. The case will be returned to the Board after further development.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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