The Board has determined that the veteran's scars of the right leg do not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation, as they are well healed and non-tender with no associated functional loss.
The deciding factor: The scars were noted to be well healed and non-tender on examination, with no limitation of motion or disability associated with them.
- Claimed conditions
- Scars of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- July 26, 2007
- Citation
- 0722853
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