The Board has granted a single 10 percent disability rating for painful scars on the left great toe and right scrotum, effective May 1, 2020. The appellant's service-connected scars are rated under DC 7804 due to their pain.
The deciding factor: The appellant presented credible testimony that his scars were painful, meeting the criteria for a single 10 percent rating under DC 7804.
- Claimed conditions
- Left great toe surgical scar, Right scrotum surgical scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 14, 2026
- Citation
- A26034535
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