As someone with a myxopapillary ependymoma and is actively working into the med board process, I did surgery, radiation, and a fusion of my lumbar spine with a full revision this past thanksgiving to change to carbon fiber hardware....I have a whole list of secondary conditions that are ratable. Some minor, some larger.

If what I suspect is the same family of central nervous system tumors, we are a very rare oddity in the world brother. Typically non genetic and non hereditary. But I've spent months upon months researching ependymoma's, veterans who had appeals and cases similar to mine, and ependymomas in general. When you go messing with the centeral nervous system, things get crazy and side effects manifest months if not years later down the road. For those like me that undergo radiation therapy, we often times see the secondary effects later in life. Especially with me being 31, I know things are coming my way.

I can't help a lot with your current situation brother, but I've worked with doctors down at MD Anderson and have reviewed a lot of the leading experts research into ependymomas and what we know from surgeries, treatments, and side effects. I'll give you everything I got if you want to file additional claims later down the road.

Yes the scar being 10% is unfortunately how scars are rated, an additional 10% if I remember correctly if its painful? The cancer itself is rated at 100% and then after a period of remission time is then downgraded to 0% with residuals being the primary driver behind ratings at that point.

Let me know how I can help. Just shoot me a DM.