The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Veteran was granted a higher initial rating of 20% for burn scars on the left upper extremity, effective September 23, 2014. Other conditions had either noncompensable or lower initial ratings.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish current diagnoses or functional impairments related to the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Burn Scar of the Chin, Burn Contracture Deformity, Left Thumb, Burn Contracture Deformity, Right Thumb, Burn Contracture Deformity, Left Pinky Finger, Burn Contracture Deformity, Right Pinky Finger, Burn Scars, Left Upper Extremity, Burn Scars, Right Upper Extremity, Burn Scar, Left Lower Extremity, Burn Scar, Right Lower Extremity, Burn Scar, Anterior Trunk
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2023
- Citation
- 23020476
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- Denied
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- Denied
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