The RO granted service connection for four superficial tender scars effective April 22, 2011. The Veteran requested an earlier effective date of July 10, 1990.
The deciding factor: Service connection was reopened and established based on new evidence received after the September 1990 denial.
- Claimed conditions
- Superficial tender scars
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 8, 2015
- Citation
- 1529217
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