The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased evaluations and a total rating based on individual unemployability, except for an increase in evaluation of his right pinguecula to 10% effective December 18, 2001.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for an increased rating or compensable rating prior to December 18, 2001, for the appellant's right pinguecula.
- Claimed conditions
- permanent collapse of the left lung, removal of ribs, residuals of a shell fragment wound to the left shoulder and chest with multiple injuries, right pinguecula
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2003
- Citation
- 0334047
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