Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision 0517763
The deciding factor: The VA determined that there was clear and unmistakable error in the August 1970 rating decision which failed to grant service connection for removal of gallbladder. The veteran's disability due to fracture of the left tibia with scars and retained foreign bodies has been rated as 10 percent disabling since November 13, 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- removal of gallbladder, fracture of left tibia with scars and retained foreign bodies
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 29, 2005
- Citation
- 0517763
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- Granted
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