The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected tender scars, residuals of shell fragment wounds to his legs do not warrant a higher disability rating than 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA found no evidence supporting an increase in the veteran's current disability rating for his scars beyond the existing 10 percent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- tender scars, residuals of shell fragment wounds to the legs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 6, 2004
- Citation
- 0408886
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