The Veteran's shell fragment wounds in the lumbar spine area are rated at 40 percent, effective August 17, 2010. The scars are rated at 10 percent.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and bilateral hearing loss have been remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on muscle injury or scars.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound residuals in the lumbar spine area affecting Muscle Group XX, two painful scars due to shell fragment wounds
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2023
- Citation
- 23015379
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