The veteran's right hip disability is rated at 50% and his abdominal muscle disability with incisional hernia is rated at 40%. The lumbosacral strain was initially rated at 40% from November 12, 1996 to February 10, 1997, and later increased to 60% after that date.

The deciding factor: The veteran's right hip disability is characterized by tenderness, muscle spasm, pain on motion, and limitation of motion. The abdominal muscle disability with incisional hernia is manifested by a reducible bulge along the scar from the mid-axillary line at the level of the umbilicus running medially to just above the pubic symphysis.

Claimed conditions

Residuals of a gunshot wound, right hip, Muscle Group XVII, Weakness, abdominal muscle, right lower quadrant with incisional hernia

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

50%

Decision date

August 25, 2000

Citation

0022501

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