The Veteran's service-connected back scars are painful and warrant a 10 percent rating under DC 7804. The low back disability is also rated at 10 percent, but the TDIU claim remains pending.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's back scars were painful and provided an adequate opinion regarding their functional impact on his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease (low back disability), Scarring associated with the service-connected low back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 1, 2018
- Citation
- 1806502
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