Scars decisions — 2014

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including arthritis of the hips, shoulders and knees, are found to preclude substantially gainful employment. The Board grants a TDIU based on these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudication, including consideration of service connection for post-vasectomy pain syndrome and a combined rating for scars related to vasectomy.

The Board has granted service connection for head trauma (headaches) and a scar from shrapnel wound to the right forearm, finding that new evidence supports the claim. The Veteran's headaches have been found to be related to his military service, and he is now eligible for compensation.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and providing VA examinations to determine whether the Veteran's scars of the chest and stomach were incurred during or are otherwise related to service, as well as determining the current severity of his right shoulder disability.

The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death was not due to a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board found that the Veteran's injuries were due to his own willful misconduct and denied service connection for all claimed conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional VA treatment records. The claim will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to service. His hypertension is aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.,His burn scar of the right thigh is manifested by pain on examination, warranting a 10% rating effective October 23, 2008. He has radiculopathy of the left lower extremity with mild incomplete paralysis and associated symptoms. His coronary artery disease is stable but not productive of specific complications.,The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine his eligibility for specially adapted housing.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his representative, and all issues have been dismissed.

The Veteran's skin disability, bilateral hearing loss, and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) are not service connected. The dental condition claim is denied as it does not meet the requirements for service connection for purposes of VA outpatient treatment.

The Veteran's claims for initial compensable evaluations for bilateral hearing loss disability and scar on the scrotum are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Veteran's appeal of service connection for colon cancer has been fully resolved as the claim was granted. The remaining issues of service connection for asbestosis, left lung tumor, and scarring of the back, arms and stomach are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to technical difficulties with the hearing transcript. The case will be returned to the RO for scheduling a new video conference hearing.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have resulted in a combined rating of 80 percent, qualifying him for specially adapted housing.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple issues related to his service-connected disabilities, including headaches, spine conditions, and hand/tendon disorders. The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and an opinion on the impact of these disabilities on employment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private medical records, scheduling new VA examinations, and preparing a formal rating decision that rates the knee under appropriate diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for skin disorder(s), to include chloracne and residual scarring, due to Agent Orange exposure is being remanded for additional development.

The Board found that the Veteran's hiatal hernia with GERD resulted in two or more of the symptoms for a 10 percent rating, but denied an initial compensable rating for his inguinal hernia scar due to lack of probative value on pain and limitation of motion.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are of such severity as to effectively preclude all forms of substantially gainful employment for which the Veteran's education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify him, warranting a TDIU.