The veteran's initial claim for a compensable rating for his right forehead scar was denied, and the June 1994 decision denying an increased rating for residuals of recurrent ganglion cyst with tendonitis and neurolysis of the right radial nerve was final. The April 2002 decision found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for hypertension.,The veteran's initial compensable rating for his right forehead scar has been denied, as it does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under the applicable diagnostic codes.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show any significant impairment or disability related to the right forehead scar that would warrant an increased rating.,The veteran's residuals of recurrent ganglion cyst with tendonitis and neurolysis of the right radial nerve have been evaluated at a 10 percent rating since October 1999, and there is no evidence showing they meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Forehead Scar, Residuals of Recurrent Ganglion Cyst with Tendonitis and Neurolysis of the Right Radial Nerve
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2002
- Citation
- 0208448
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