The Board found that there was clear and unmistakable error in the January 1975 rating decision for failing to assign a separate 10 percent rating for residuals of gunshot wounds to both the left forearm and right hand. The veteran's service-connected gunshot wounds were rated as moderate disabilities under applicable VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the January 1975 rating decision incorrectly applied the regulatory provisions extant at the time, resulting in a failure to assign separate ratings for each of the veteran's service-connected gunshot wounds.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound to left forearm, gunshot wound to right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2004
- Citation
- 0404729
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