The Board has granted an increased rating of 30 percent for the veteran's right thigh muscle injury and scarring, effective from the date of the January 1996 decision. The donor site scar is rated separately at a compensable level.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported the grant of an increased rating based on the severity of the veteran's muscle injury and associated scars.
- Claimed conditions
- Right thigh muscle injury, Donor site scar of the right thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 13, 2001
- Citation
- 0122448
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's right thigh muscle injury was granted a 40 percent disability rating, and TDIU was granted from March 1, 2014, to May 17, 2019.
- Granted
An effective date of October 25, 2012, is granted for the award of a 40 percent disability rating for a right thigh muscle injury. A separate 10 percent rating for limitation of adduction of the right thigh is also granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for further action, including scheduling a VA hip examination and addressing an October 2012 VA treatment record.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for his right thigh muscle injury, finding that there was no evidence of a factually ascertainable increase in disability prior to January 30, 2013, and that the current 40% rating adequately reflects his condition.
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