The veteran's hypertension disability is rated at 100 percent, his low back disability is rated as 100 percent, and his rectus muscle hernia disability is also rated at 100 percent.
The deciding factor: The veteran's disabilities are all rated under the criteria for a 100% evaluation due to their severe nature and impact on daily life.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive heart disease, chronic low back syndrome with degenerative disc disease at L5-S1, rectus muscle hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0009524
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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.
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