The Board has determined that the veteran's scar does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, effective July 28, 2005.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any compensable scars under applicable diagnostic codes and there was no functional impairment related to the scar.
- Claimed conditions
- Lateral scar of the right distal thigh, Osteomyelitis of the right femur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0618988
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What this means for you
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