The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected ankylostomiasis and muscle injury residuals of a bullet wound to the left thigh warrant a compensable evaluation. The entrance and exit scars from the bullet wound are also rated as noncompensably disabling.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support increased evaluations for any of the conditions, with the exception of the muscle injury residuals of the bullet wound which warranted a 10% rating.
- Claimed conditions
- ankylostomiasis, Bullet wound of left hip and thigh (residuals)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 20, 2004
- Citation
- 0425982
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What this means for you
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