The Board granted service connection for lower back disability as secondary to right foot plantar fasciitis and a separate 10 percent rating under DC 7804, but denied increased ratings for the other conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported granting service connection for the lower back disability due to its relationship with the service-connected right foot condition. The neck scar was not shown to have characteristics of disfigurement or cover a significant portion of the body, and the nose lesion did not meet criteria for an increased rating under applicable DCs.
- Claimed conditions
- lower back disability, scar on neck, squamous cell cancer removal, painful scars under DC 7804, benign growths of the skin/residual scar, nose lesion
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009962
Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.