The Board denied an initial compensable rating for the Veteran's bilateral pinguecula, finding that there was no evidence of scarring or disfigurement sufficient to warrant a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7800.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no evidence of scarring or disfigurement in the Veteran's bilateral pinguecula that would meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7800.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Pinguecula
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2022
- Citation
- 22037759
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