The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for service-connected multiple scars on the left posterior forearm and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left wrist scar.
The deciding factor: The scars were not painful, unstable, or associated with underlying tissue damage, and did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under applicable diagnostic codes. The evidence was insufficient to establish a link between the left wrist scar and military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple scars on the left posterior forearm status post hematoma after multiple IV attempts, Left wrist scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24067553
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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