The Board has granted separate evaluations of 10 percent for each of the seven identified hand scars, as they are painful and do not cause limited motion or exceed 144 square inches.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports established that all seven identified scars were painful and did not cause limited motion or exceed 144 square inches. These findings support a separate evaluation of 10 percent for each scar under Diagnostic Code 7804.
- Claimed conditions
- Scar of the Right Hand Hypothenar, Scar of the Right Hand Palmar Surface of the Ring Finger at Distal Interphalangeal Joint, Scar of the Right Hand Long Finger Lateral Surface of the Distal Interphalangeal Joint, Scar of the Left Hand Thenar Eminence and Index Finger, Scar of the Left Hand Palmar Surface of the Index Finger, Scar of the Left Hand Small Finger Palmar Surface, Scar of the Left Hand Hypothenar Eminence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0942334
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