The Veteran's service-connected tender scar, left foot, status-post plantar wart removal with subsequent removal of painful scar tissue is rated at 30 percent, which constitutes a full grant of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence demonstrated that the Veteran had a severe foot disability characterized by pain and functional limitations, warranting a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5284.
- Claimed conditions
- tender scar, plantar wart removal, painful scar tissue
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 12, 2016
- Citation
- 1619382
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