The Veteran's service-connected painful scars, midline chest and right upper thigh, associated with coronary artery bypass grafting, are rated at 10 percent prior to January 24, 2014, and in excess of 10 percent thereafter.
The deciding factor: VA examinations showed the Veteran had two painful scars that were not both unstable or painful. However, his complaints of ongoing pain in his chest led to a rating of 10 percent under DC 7804.
- Claimed conditions
- Painful scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 16, 2017
- Citation
- 1722440
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