The Board has granted an initial disability rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's left iliac fracture, status post gunshot wound to the left pelvis and buttock (Muscle Group XVII). The injury is evaluated as a severe muscle injury under Diagnostic Code 5317.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence demonstrated that the Veteran suffered from a deep penetrating wound from a high velocity missile requiring hospitalization for a prolonged period, with ragged, depressed and adherent scars indicating wide damage to muscle groups in the missile track.
- Claimed conditions
- left iliac fracture, left pelvis, left buttock (Muscle Group XVII)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19191687
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