The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for painful scars, status post bilateral earlobe keloid excision and right foot crush injury. The separate compensable rating for residuals of laceration to the great toe of the right foot is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that at least one of the four painful scars was also unstable, which allowed for a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7804.
- Claimed conditions
- Painful scars, status post bilateral earlobe keloid excision and right foot crush injury, Right great toe scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 5, 2026
- Citation
- A26011150
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- Dismissed
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