The Veteran's service-connected scars from shrapnel wounds to the right lower extremity have been rated as noncompensable since August 1, 2000. The Board finds that his current disability does not meet or approximate the criteria for a compensable rating under any applicable diagnostic code.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's scars are currently evaluated as noncompensable based on their size and nature (linear, no painful or disfiguring), which do not warrant a higher evaluation under any relevant diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- residual scars from shrapnel wounds to the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2012
- Citation
- 1231801
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