The Veteran's service-connected scar residual to shell fragment wound of the left buttock has been rated as 10 percent disabling. The VA examiner found no significant arthritic change and noted that there was a very small, tiny wound with a residual foreign body in the left buttock. The Veteran complained of soreness and pain but no limitation of function or arthritis in the left hip.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not reveal any significant arthritic changes or functional limitations related to the service-connected scar.
- Claimed conditions
- Shell fragment wound of the left buttock
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2016
- Citation
- 1637950
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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