The Veteran's fibrous pleurisy, residual pneumonia, with partial ninth rib resection, is currently rated at 60 percent disabling. The post-operative scars of the right chest and axilla are rated at 10 percent. These ratings have been granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the criteria for increased disability ratings under the General Rating Formula for restrictive lung disease or Diagnostic Code 7804, pertaining to scars.
- Claimed conditions
- fibrous pleurisy, residual pneumonia, partial ninth rib resection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0944494
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