The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of dislocated left side ribs and her TDIU claim were both denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of severe or moderately severe residuals of dislocated left side ribs, and that the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities did not result in total occupational impairment.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show at least moderately severe muscle disability for the left rib disability, and there was no sufficient additional disability to bring the combined rating to 70 percent or more for TDIU based on the non-psychiatric disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left rib disability, prolapsed uterus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19139388
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