The Veteran's right-hand scar is not painful or unstable, and does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7804. Therefore, his claim for an increased rating for the right-hand scar has been denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right-hand scar was found to be non-painful and non-unstable, and did not exceed 39 square cm in total area.
- Claimed conditions
- Right-hand scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19112025
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,319 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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