Granted
The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for ratings related to scars from coronary artery bypass graft surgery was granted. The effective date is set to October 5, 2023.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's scars were both painful and had underlying soft tissue damage since his 1992 surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- two scars associated with coronary artery bypass graft surgery
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25003879
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