Granted
The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for service-connected painful scars from a gastritis surgery, finding that the Veteran has five painful scars during the entire appeal period.
The deciding factor: A 30 percent rating is warranted under Diagnostic Code 7804 as the Veteran has five or more painful scars.
- Claimed conditions
- painful scars from a gastritis surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015534
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