The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her left foot surgical scars and callus, service connection for low back pain, and scar tissue due to retained placenta. The claim for reopening a previously denied claim of service connection for disequilibrium was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for her left foot surgical scars and callus, as there were no reports of pain or limitation of motion. There is no current disability due to low back pain. The Veteran's scar tissue due to retained placenta was not incurred during service. The evidence submitted since the January 1995 denial did not relate to an unestablished fact and did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating her current claim for disequilibrium.
- Claimed conditions
- surgical scar and callus, left foot, low back pain, scar tissue due to retained placenta
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1005992
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