The Veteran's claim to reopen service connection for residuals of a right hand injury was granted, and he is now receiving a 10% rating for dysesthesia and separate 10% ratings for two painful scars on his right hand.
The deciding factor: The effective date was set at March 29, 2006 due to the Veteran's informal claim received that day. The Veteran is now receiving a 10% rating for dysesthesia and separate 10% ratings for two painful scars on his right hand.
- Claimed conditions
- dysesthesia, residual scars
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19185950
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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