The Veteran's service connection claims for residuals of tear of the peritoneum and residuals of septorhinoplasty have been granted.,For her lumbar disability, the Veteran is currently rated at 20 percent under Diagnostic Code 5243. The Board finds that this rating adequately compensates her condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports service connection for both conditions based on their direct relationship to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of tear of the peritoneum, residuals of septorhinoplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 23, 2018
- Citation
- 1817382
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What this means for you
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