The Board granted a separate disability rating of 10 percent for the service-connected left forehead scar and denied higher ratings for other conditions.
The deciding factor: For the initial rating period from December 6, 2024, the criteria for a separate 10 percent rating were met based on one painful scar with one characteristic of disfigurement. A higher rating was not warranted as there were no additional characteristics of disfigurement or other factors that would support a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Residual post-surgical scar, left forehead, Laparoscopic scars for left hemicolectomy, Residuals of left hemicolectomy for carcinoma in situ rectal polyp and diverticulosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106586
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