The veteran's service-connected tender scar, left foot, status-post plantar wart removal with subsequent removal of painful scar tissue (also claimed as benign skin neoplasms-lesions) is rated at 10 percent and the Board found that a higher rating was not warranted.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence established that the service-connected disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- tender scar, left foot, benign skin neoplasms-lesions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 14, 2008
- Citation
- 0815886
What this means for you
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