The Veteran's scar of the right buttock is painful, superficial, stable, and smaller than 39 square cm. The Board finds that a higher rating for this condition is not warranted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected scar of the right buttock does not exceed 39 square cm in size and is not deep or associated with limited motion, which are criteria required for higher ratings under the applicable VA rating schedule.
- Claimed conditions
- scar of the right buttock
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2014
- Citation
- 1430956
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What this means for you
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