The Veteran's service-connected scars from a gunshot wound to the chest are rated at 20 percent, effective November 20, 2014. The Board found that the scars meet the criteria for a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7801.
The deciding factor: The VA scar examinations showed deep non-linear scars on the Veteran's posterior trunk with an approximate total area of 192.35 square centimeters, which meets the criteria for a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7801.
- Claimed conditions
- scars, residuals of gunshot wound
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18141828
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