Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the sternal surgical scar and a 100 percent disability rating for left lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's sternal surgical scar was found to be painful, warranting a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7804. The left lower extremity PAD was determined to have an ABI of 0.23, indicative of severe disability and warranting a 100 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- stenal surgical scar, left lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088024
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