The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for anemia, increased ratings for eczema and abdominal scar, and a higher rating for residuals of bladder repair with urinary incontinence and frequency are not supported by the evidence. The veteran does not have current diagnoses or symptoms related to these conditions as claimed.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not support the presence of anemia, and the veteran's eczema is currently rated at 10 percent under both old and new criteria. The abdominal scar has been consistently described as superficial with no limitation of motion or function. The residuals of bladder repair are already rated at the maximum schedular rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Abdominal Scar, Anemia, Eczema, Residuals of Bladder Repair with Urinary Incontinence and Frequency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0630688
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