The veteran's service-connected scars of the chin, left side (claimed as right side), right hand, right shoulder and right leg are all superficial, well-healed, nondisfiguring, small scars that are not painful and do not result in limitation of motion. As such, the preponderance of the evidence weighs against a finding that compensable disability ratings are warranted for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected scars were all found to be superficial, well-healed, nondisfiguring, small scars that did not meet the criteria for higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- chin scar, left side (claimed as right side) scar, right hand scar, right shoulder scar, right leg scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2008
- Citation
- 0804178
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