The Board has determined that the Veteran's scars of both lower extremities meet the criteria for a 10 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and private treatment records provided sufficient evidence to show that the Veteran's scars resulted in pain without underlying soft tissue damage or limitation of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Scars of the right lower extremity, Scars of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 28, 2013
- Citation
- 1317377
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for scars of each lower extremity are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including an examination to consider flare-ups and instability.
- Denied
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