The Veteran's service-connected basal cell carcinoma residuals surgery with scars of the left neck under mandible, upper rim of left auricle, and left temple are manifested by complaints of 2 painful scars and a single scar width on the left temple of at least one-quarter inch (0.6 centimeters). The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected basal cell carcinoma residuals surgery with scars met the criteria for a 10 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Codes 7800 and 7804, as they were manifested by complaints of painful scars on his left jaw and temple.
- Claimed conditions
- Basal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19164829
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