The Veteran's claim for an initial rating higher than 10 percent for residuals of penile injury with post-operative residuals of a retained foreign body in the scrotum was granted, effective March 28, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supported a finding of service connection based on continuity of symptomatology and awarded an initial rating of 10 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- penile injury, scrotal disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 28, 2014
- Citation
- 1413258
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