The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected laceration scar of the left index finger does not warrant a compensable rating, and his service-connected scar at the donor site of the left hip is already rated at its maximum allowable under VA regulations. Therefore, both claims are denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any functional impairment or other manifestations that would justify a higher evaluation for either condition.
- Claimed conditions
- laceration scar of the left index finger, scar of the donor site of the left hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0632989
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