The Veteran's service-connected tender scar, left foot was rated at 10 percent disabling. The Board found that the disability did not meet or approximate criteria for a higher rating as it did not result in functional limitations of the affected part or disabling effects not considered in the current rating.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence established that other left foot and lower extremity symptomatology was due to conditions for which service connection had not been established.
- Claimed conditions
- tender scar, left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2012
- Citation
- 1214312
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What this means for you
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected tender scar, left foot is being remanded due to the need for additional development and compliance with previous remand orders.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected tender scar, left foot is being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's service-connected tender scar, left foot, status-post plantar wart removal with subsequent removal of painful scar tissue (also claimed as benign skin neoplasms-lesions) is rated at 10 percent and the Board found that a higher rating was not warranted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination by an appropriate specialist and consideration of additional evidence submitted since the April 2007 supplemental statement of the case.
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