The veteran's service-connected left foot scars, as secondary to the service-connected disability of amputation of great, second and third toes of the left foot are rated at 10 percent. The veteran is not entitled to a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports an initial 10% evaluation for the veteran's service-connected left foot scars as secondary to his amputation disability due to pain and instability, which do not meet criteria for deeper or more extensive scarring.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Foot Scars, Left Knee Disorder (Secondary to Right Knee Disability)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0608230
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