The Veteran was granted an initial rating of 20 percent for painful cesarean section scars, but the claims for service connection for frost bite in both feet were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a higher rating was warranted based on the pain associated with the scars, but further evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's claimed frost bite is related to her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- cesarean section scars, frost bite, left foot, frost bite, right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25029618
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,861 · Granted: 27% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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