The Veteran's initial claim for a compensable evaluation for residuals of shell fragment wound, right leg was denied prior to October 10, 2016. From that date forward, he received an increased rating of 20 percent.,For his painful residual scar on the right lower extremity, the Veteran received a separate 20 percent rating effective from October 10, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's residuals of shell fragment wound, right leg were rated as noncompensable prior to October 10, 2016 and granted a 20% rating thereafter. The painful residual scar on the right lower extremity was separately granted a 20% rating effective from October 10, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound, right leg, residual scar, right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19149585
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Decisions by this judge: 1,680 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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