The Veteran's scars were granted a noncompensable rating prior to January 8, 2019. From January 8, 2019 onwards, the Veteran was assigned a 10 percent disability rating for his scars.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that both of the Veteran’s scars were painful but not unstable, which is consistent with the Veteran's own reports and testimony regarding pain in his scars.
- Claimed conditions
- Scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19179642
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