The Board granted a separate 20 percent disability rating for painful surgical scars in the posterior trunk and a separate 10 percent disability rating for a painful surgical scar in the anterior trunk, effective from April 16, 2015. The Board also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective from November 2, 2016.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's scars have been painful throughout the entire period on appeal and meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7804. The TDIU was granted based on his service-connected mesothelioma rendering him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Scars in the posterior trunk, Scar in the anterior trunk
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25110065
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