The Veteran's service-connected scars of the left lateral abdomen and right hand are rated at a maximum of 10 percent each, granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported pain in his scars which is sufficient to warrant a 10% rating under DC 7804 for one or two painful scars.
- Claimed conditions
- scar of the left lateral abdomen, scar of the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19144334
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Decisions by this judge: 2,036 · Granted: 27% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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