SCAR RATINGS ARE PRIMARILY BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF AREA THE SCAR COVERS AND IF IT IS UNSTABLE AND PAINFUL, LIMITS RANGE OF MOTION THINGS LIKE THAT. SCARS OF THE NECK AND FACE ARE LOOKED AT UNDER THE 8 CHARACTERS OF DISFIGUREMENT. A REDUCTION CAN BE DISAGREED WITH. YOU CAN KEEP THE 30% BY DISAGREEING BUT A FINAL DECISION HAS NOT BEEN RENDERED SO ITS NOT TECHNICALLY APPEALING. IF YOU DISAGREE AND THEY END UP LOWERING YOU TO THE 10% AFTER CONSIDERING YOUR DISAGREEMENT AND ANY EVIDENCE SUBMITTED OR HEARING CONDUCTED THEN YOU WOULD OWE THEM MONEY. IF THEY LOWER YOU TO THE 10% YOU CAN THEN FILE THE FORMAL APPEAL, NOTICE OF DISAGREEMENT, AND APPEAL THEIR RULING. THE OTHER OPTION IS TO LET THEM MAKE IT FINAL AND THEN MOVE STRAIGHT TO APPEALS. A. YOU DONT INCUR AN OVERPAYMENT AND B. THE MAJORITY OF FINAL DECISION PRIOR TO THE NOD FILING IS UPHELD ANYWAYS SO YOU WOULD BE IN THE APPEALS PROCESS FASTER.