The Board has granted an initial rating of 10 percent for the service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound to the right thigh, effective from February 17, 1999. The claim for increased evaluation for the residual injury of the right knee is pending.
The deciding factor: The March 1999 VA examination indicated current complaints and findings consistent with moderate muscle impairment in the right thigh, warranting a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5313.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a gunshot wound of the right thigh, injury of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2001
- Citation
- 0102983
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