Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable rating for the veteran's scars on the right nose and scalp. The scars did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no characteristics of disfigurement, gross distortion or asymmetry of facial features, or visible or palpable tissue loss.
- Claimed conditions
- scars of the right nose, scars of the scalp
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25005639
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