The Veteran's melanoma scars, including the left upper extremity scar, right lower leg scar, and upper back scar, are rated at 20 percent for painful scars. The other scars do not meet criteria for a compensable rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has multiple painful scars from his service-connected melanoma that meet the criteria for a separate 20% rating under DC 7804.
- Claimed conditions
- Melanoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24075278
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Decisions by this judge: 3,217 · Granted: 46% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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