Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a separate compensable disability rating for scars of the left lower extremity, as these scars should be included in the current 30 percent disability rating assigned for painful scars.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any disabling effects not considered in a rating provided under Diagnostic Codes 7800-04, and including the left lower extremity scars in the existing rating of 30 percent was appropriate.
- Claimed conditions
- scars of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090535
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