The Veteran's appeal is granted, with a separate 10 percent evaluation for a tender scar of the right upper extremity effective December 1, 2000. The Veteran retains his TDIU and special monthly compensation based on housebound status.
The deciding factor: The April 2001 rating decision was consistent with the applicable law and regulations at that time, and did not contain undebatable error.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of multiple stab wounds bilateral upper extremities, Scarring, left upper extremity (left arm)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20008267
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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