The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected injuries to Muscle Groups XIII and XIV warrant a 10 percent disability rating each, as their manifestations do not meet or approximate criteria for higher ratings.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows no more than moderate impairment in both Muscle Group XIII (injury to muscle group XIII) and Muscle Group XIV (injury to muscle group XIV), which is consistent with the current 10 percent disability rating assigned under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Muscle Group XIII injury, Muscle Group XIV injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2007
- Citation
- 0700492
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- Remanded (sent back)
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