The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected post-operative appendectomy scar, currently rated at 10 percent disabling, does not warrant an increased rating as it is a superficial scar with intermittent pain but no limitation of motion.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show any exceptional or unusual circumstances regarding the veteran's scar condition to necessitate referral for extraschedular consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative appendectomy scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2008
- Citation
- 0829162
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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