The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for coronary surgical scars, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable rating under applicable criteria.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected scars were found to be non-painful and non-unstable, with no functional impairment or area greater than 144 square inches, thus not meeting the criteria for a compensable rating under DCs 7800-7802. The chest scar was rated at 10 percent from July 8, 2021, but this was the maximum allowed and no higher rating could be assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary surgical scar, chest, coronary surgical scar, abdomen, coronary surgical scar, left lower extremity, coronary surgical scar, left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016957
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