The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied. The RO found that the schedular criteria are adequate to rate each disability under consideration at all points pertinent to this appeal.,The Veteran was granted a 40 percent rating for SFW residuals of the right thigh/femur, involving impairment to MG XIV.
The deciding factor: The RO determined that the schedular criteria were adequate and sufficient to rate the Veteran's disabilities without resorting to extraschedular consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound (SFW) residuals of the right thigh, shell fragment wound (SFW) residuals of the right lower leg and ankle, shell fragment wound (SFW) residuals of the left back, service-connected scarring of the left buttock
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2014
- Citation
- 1408295
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected SFW residuals of the right thigh are rated at 10 percent, and his scar on the medial side of the popliteal region of the right knee is rated as noncompensable prior to August 30, 2002. Effective from August 30, 2002, the Veteran's scar is rated at 10 percent.
- Denied
The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected shell fragment wound (SFW) residuals of the right thigh, currently rated at 10 percent.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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