The Veteran's scars of the right lower extremity are rated as 10 percent disabling under DC 7804, due to pain and instability. The Board finds that this rating is appropriate based on the evidence provided.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and DBQs indicate that the Veteran's scars are not painful or unstable, but her statements regarding scar pain are given significant probative weight as she is competent to report such symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- scars of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 23, 2018
- Citation
- 1811345
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