The Veteran's service-connected skin tags are rated at a separate 20 percent for painful scars, effective from October 2020. The rating in excess of 10 percent for disfigurement is denied.
The deciding factor: The most recent evaluation found the Veteran had three painful scars due to his service-connected skin tags, warranting a separate 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7804.
- Claimed conditions
- skin tags
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21003035
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for skin tags due to an incorrect description of prior VA examinations and a need to obtain potentially relevant medical records.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a skin condition and a respiratory condition to ensure that the Veteran is provided with an adequate medical examination.
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