The Board denied a higher initial rating for the Veteran's scar on the right lower extremity, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.
The deciding factor: The scar covered an area of 17.5 square centimeters and was not painful or unstable, failing to meet the criteria for a 10 percent rating under DC 7804.
- Claimed conditions
- scar, right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25108820
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 945 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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