Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision 1118066
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of pain in her keloid scars meet the criteria for a 10 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7804 (deep scars) as she has multiple scars that are painful. The pelvic adhesive disease is rated based on its severity and treatment needs, currently at 10 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- keloid scars on chest, pelvic adhesive disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 11, 2011
- Citation
- 1118066
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for stroke, pelvic adhesive disease, urinary frequency, hysterectomy, and thrombocytosis as they were not related to the Veteran's service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to missing military personnel records and service treatment records, which need to be obtained for a thorough review.
- Granted
The Veteran's pelvic adhesive disease is rated at a noncompensable level, but the Board has determined that her symptoms warrant a rating of at least 10 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining records of her hysterectomy and considering the appropriateness of different diagnostic codes.
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