The veteran's claim for a 10 percent rating based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities is denied as he now has two of his service-connected disabilities with compensable ratings, making him ineligible for the requested rating.
The deciding factor: VA regulations (38 C.F.R. § 3.324) require a veteran to have at least one non-compensably rated disability in order to be eligible for a collective 10% rating based on multiple disabilities. The veteran's claim is denied as he now has two of his service-connected disabilities with compensable ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities, Postoperative residuals of a septoplasty, Postoperative residuals of a right inguinal herniorrhaphy, Residuals of hepatitis A
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2007
- Citation
- 0723241
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim due to an issue regarding clear and unmistakable error in a previous rating decision, which is intertwined with the current appeal for a 10 percent rating under 38 C.F.R. § 3.324 prior to February 9, 2015.
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