The Board granted a separate rating of 40 percent for neuropathic pain and neurological manifestations of the Veteran's residuals of DVT with soft tissue injury, but denied an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for the residuals of DVT with soft tissue injury.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximated moderate incomplete paralysis of the middle radicular group, warranting a separate 40 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8511; however, there was no evidence to support a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7121 for his residuals of DVT with soft tissue injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of DVT with soft tissue injury, Neuropathic pain and neurological manifestations of residuals of DVT with soft tissue injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2022
- Citation
- 22000816
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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