Denied
The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for painful scars, left tibia ORIF surgery and remanded the issues of entitlement to an initial compensable disability rating for left proximal tibia stress fracture, ankle, with MTSS and unspecified mononeuropathy, left lower extremity, saphenous nerve.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's two left leg scars were manifest by pain, but did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under DC 7804. The Board remanded the other issues to obtain additional medical evidence and an addendum opinion regarding the severity of the disabilities without the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Claimed conditions
- painful scars, left tibia ORIF surgery, left proximal tibia stress fracture, ankle, with MTSS, unspecified mononeuropathy, left lower extremity, saphenous nerve (also claimed as nerve damage)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085111
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