The Board has granted a 30% rating for the veteran's right thigh disability, but denied an increased rating in excess of 10% for his right thigh scar. The issues of service connection for PTSD and hypertension are addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision.

The deciding factor: The veteran's right thigh disability approximates severe muscle impairment with chronic degenerative nerve damage, mild weakness, retained foreign bodies on X-ray, limitation of motion, and functional loss. His scar is slightly indurated, tender, just over 101/2 square inch, without drainage or keloid formation.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)","claimed_condition":true,"secondary_condition":false,"aggravation_of_preexisting":false,"new_and_material_evidence":false,"direct_service_connection":true}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension","claimed_condition":true,"secondary_condition":false,"aggravation_of_preexisting":false,"new_and_material_evidence":false,"direct_service_connection":true}, {"condition_name":"Shell Fragment Wound to the Right Thigh (Right Thigh Disability)","claimed_condition":true,"secondary_condition":false,"aggravation_of_preexisting":false,"new_and_material_evidence":false,"direct_service_connection":true}, {"condition_name":"Right Thigh Scar","claimed_condition":true,"secondary_condition":false,"aggravation_of_preexisting":false,"new_and_material_evidence":false,"direct_service_connection":true}

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

30%

Decision date

May 19, 2006

Citation

0614710

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