Granted
The veteran's service-connected scar of the head is granted an initial 10 percent disability rating, but no higher.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the scar has been painful during the entire period under consideration, warranting a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7804.
- Claimed conditions
- scar of the head
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006417
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