The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for residuals of an excision of hemangioma at the right upper back is denied as there is no evidence of three or four painful or unstable scars.
The deciding factor: There are two residual scars, but they do not meet the criteria for a 20% rating under Diagnostic Code 7804 (unstable and/or painful scars).
- Claimed conditions
- Hemangioma, Liposarcoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 29, 2017
- Citation
- 1735936
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