The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for severe abrasions of the left arm was denied. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for painful scar, left arm was also denied.,Service connection for head injury due to motor vehicle accident (claimed as gliosis of left motor strip, sleeping trouble, and memory loss) was denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show underlying soft tissue damage or other disabling effects associated with the service-connected severe abrasions of the left arm that would warrant a higher rating under Diagnostic Codes 7801-7805. The Veteran's painful scars were rated separately and effective from February 21, 2017.,The medical evidence did not show any new or material evidence to reopen the service connection claim for head injury due to motor vehicle accident.
- Claimed conditions
- Severe abrasions left arm, Painful scar, left arm
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2026
- Citation
- 26001156
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