The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including scars and arthralgia of the right leg, were evaluated. The claim for a higher rating was granted with a disability rating of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions met the criteria for a 10 percent disability rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Scars of the right calf, Scar of popliteal fossa, right leg, Scar of left foot, Residuals of fragment wound, right leg with retained foreign bodies, Right ankle arthralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 3, 2011
- Citation
- 1100172
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