The veteran's desmoid tumor of the right pelvis is currently rated at 10 percent, and her TDIU claim was denied as her combined disability rating does not meet the schedular requirement for consideration under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a).
The deciding factor: The veteran's desmoid tumor of the right pelvis is currently rated at 10 percent, and her TDIU claim was denied as her combined disability rating does not meet the schedular requirement for consideration under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a).
- Claimed conditions
- Desmoid tumor of the right pelvis, Dysthymia (depressive disorder), Status post abdominal hysterectomy with right fallopian tube and ovary removal, Tendonitis of the left shoulder, Exfoliative dermatitis, Chronic low back pain, Inguinal hernia, Bilateral breast fibrodenoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2007
- Citation
- 0736407
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