The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound to Muscle Group XIX are currently rated at 10 percent, and the abdominal scars are rated at 30 percent prior to March 17, 2017. The peritoneal adhesions are not yet rated as they do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound to Muscle Group XIX have been evaluated at 10 percent since the initial grant of service connection in February 2009. The abdominal scars, which are secondary to the gunshot wound, were rated at 30 percent prior to March 17, 2017, based on evidence showing at least five painful scars and some instability. However, there is no indication that the peritoneal adhesions meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Muscle Group XIX (abdominal muscles)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 20, 2017
- Citation
- 1759265
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