The veteran's abdominal scarring is rated at 10 percent, and the Board has denied a higher rating as there are no conditions warranting an increase in his current rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's scars do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes due to their superficial nature and lack of associated skin disorders or functional limitations.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal scarring
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0628220
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Decisions by this judge: 1,177 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for additional disability under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to October 2017 VA medical care (panniculectomy) and secondary service connection theories.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to issues with obtaining private medical records and concerns about the surgeon's qualifications.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in previous decisions and new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The claims for compensation for additional disability due to allegedly negligent VA surgical treatment, TDIU rating, and abdominal scarring are being reviewed.
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