The Board has granted a 10% rating for the veteran's residuals of polypectomy, colonic perforation, appendectomy, and laparoscopy scar. The condition is productive of tenderness in the scar area.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran had a tender scar which was productive of tenderness on palpation during examination.
- Claimed conditions
- polypectomy, colonic perforation, appendectomy, laparoscopy scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 8, 2000
- Citation
- 0003196
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