The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for painful scarring of the anterior trunk and left lower extremity associated with coronary artery bypass graft surgery was denied. The scars were rated at 10 percent, but not more due to lack of instability or pain in additional scars.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for other scars from his coronary artery bypass graft surgery was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the presence of unstable or painful scars beyond the two already rated at 10 percent. The other scars were noncompensably disabling and not painful.,The other scars, while present, were not described as painful or unstable, thus they were rated under DC 7805 as noncompensable.
- Claimed conditions
- Painful scarring, Other scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21008265
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