The Veteran's left arm shrapnel wound with foreign body and associated nerve damage are granted a 30 percent rating, effective December 9, 2019. The compensable rating for the scar is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran’s left arm shrapnel wound with foreign body has been manifested by severe muscle injury due to a through and through or deep penetrating wound, warranting a maximum schedular rating of 30 percent under Code 5306. The nerve damage is rated separately as moderate incomplete paralysis.
- Claimed conditions
- Left arm shrapnel wound, Musculocutaneous nerve injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20025395
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