The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for postoperative excision nodular neoplasm fasciitis of the left neck prior to January 2, 2025, but denied an evaluation greater than 10 percent for painful left neck surgical scar since that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's neck scar has been painful throughout the appeal period and warrants a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7804; however, there is no evidence of three or four unstable or painful scars to warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative excision nodular neoplasm fasciitis of the left neck, painful left neck surgical scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 1, 2025
- Citation
- 25006012
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,156 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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