The Veteran's laceration of the right forehead is rated at 30 percent since July 3, 2006. The issue of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for degenerative changes of the right hand prior to February 28, 2007, and a 10 percent rating thereafter remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's laceration of the right forehead meets the criteria for a 30 percent disability evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7800 due to its characteristics of disfigurement as per both the former and revised VA rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Laceration of the right forehead, Degenerative changes of the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 2, 2014
- Citation
- 1438885
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