The Board has granted an effective date of June 6, 2002 for the assignment of a 10 percent rating for residuals of a gunshot wound to the right hand with a small scar.
The deciding factor: An earlier outpatient report showed worsening symptoms in June 2002 which met the criteria for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a gunshot wound to the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0628248
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What this means for you
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