Denied
The Board denied a compensable initial disability rating for abdominal scar tissue as the evidence did not show that the scars were unstable, painful, or covered 929 square centimeters or more.
The deciding factor: The scars were described as stable and not involving underlying tissue, with a total area of only 2.2 square centimeters, which does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under applicable regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal scars, status post partial sigmoid colectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109662
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