The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for painful residual scarring of the bilateral foot scars associated with bunionectomies was denied. The Veteran also had her claims for initial compensable ratings for residual left and right foot scars denied, as did her claim for a compensable rating for FSAD.,The Board granted service connection on secondary basis for a headache disorder.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support the need for higher ratings based on the Veteran's scarring conditions. The Veteran had no additional scars noted in recent examinations, and her existing scars were not found to be unstable or painful.,Service connection was granted on secondary basis for a headache disorder due to the service-connected chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis.
- Claimed conditions
- Painful residual scarring of the bilateral foot scars associated with bunionectomies, Residual left foot scar, Residual right foot scar, Female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2022
- Citation
- A22022255
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