The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected abdomen scar is denied as the scars do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's abdominal scars are not painful, unstable, or associated with underlying soft tissue damage that would warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Abdominal scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22065527
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