The veteran's service-connected left cheek scar does not exhibit any characteristics of disfigurement and does not cause more than slight disfigurement, thus a compensable disability evaluation is not warranted.
The deciding factor: The scar on the left zygoma was found to be superficial, barely perceptible, and did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- left cheek scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0809895
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Decisions by this judge: 1,464 · Granted: 14% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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