The Veteran's service-connected mastodynia, status post quadrantectomy, both breasts is rated at 50 percent effective October 18, 2008. She also has residual scars of the breast that are rated at 10 percent effective October 18, 2008.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's mastodynia and associated scars meet the criteria for a 50% rating under Diagnostic Code 7626 (breast surgery) due to wide local excision with significant alteration of size or form of both breasts. The scars are rated at 10 percent based on their area and stability.
- Claimed conditions
- mastodynia, residual scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- February 11, 2013
- Citation
- 1305048
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