The Board denied an initial disability rating higher than 0 percent for a right cheek scar residual to excision of a basal cell carcinoma, finding that the scar did not meet the criteria for any compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7800.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right cheek scar from the 1968 excision does not have any of the eight characteristics of disfigurement and is less than 5 inches in length, thus not meeting the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7800.
- Claimed conditions
- Basal cell carcinoma, Rosacea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- April 8, 2013
- Citation
- 1311644
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