The Veteran's abdominal pain increased significantly as of January 4, 2010, and the RO assigned a 40 percent rating for his abdominal stab wound residuals effective April 8, 2009. The Board denied higher ratings for the right chest and left forearm stabs, but found that discontinuance of the laryngeal cancer rating was proper as there is no evidence of active disease since April 1, 2014. The Veteran's claim for DEA eligibility earlier effective date remains pending.
The deciding factor: The increase in abdominal pain as of January 4, 2010, justified the discontinuance of the laryngeal cancer rating and the assignment of a higher rating for residuals of the abdominal stab wound.
- Claimed conditions
- Abdominal Stab Wound Residuals, Laryngeal Cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2018
- Citation
- 1817971
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