The Veteran's right shoulder scars are currently rated as 20 percent, effective March 16, 2022. The Board has granted a rating of 20 percent for the entire appeal period prior to March 16, 2022 and denied any increase in rating since that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's scars were found to be painful and tender but not unstable or having underlying tissue damage, warranting a 20% rating under Diagnostic Code 7804. The Board did not find the criteria for higher ratings met at any point during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24064661
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,913 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's request for a higher rating for her service-connected right shoulder disability and an initial noncompensable rating for her service-connected right shoulder scars was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating or separate compensable ratings.
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