The Board found that the appellant's right arm cellulitis with disfiguring scar did not warrant an evaluation in excess of 30 percent under either version of the regulations, and thus denied her claim for increased evaluations.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports indicated that the appellant's scar was not deep or causing limited motion, and did not cover an area exceeding 144 square inches (929 sq. cm).
- Claimed conditions
- Right Arm Cellulitis, Disfiguring Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1024318
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