Scars decisions — 2014

The Board has granted a 10 percent initial rating for the left temple scar prior to April 28, 2010 and denied any higher ratings. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated as noncompensable.

The Veteran's left knee, left foot, cervical spine, and ED disorders were not incurred or aggravated by active military service.,Service connection was denied for these conditions as they are not related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has granted an effective date of December 3, 2001 for the grant of service connection for a scar of the right knee and has awarded a 10 percent disability rating since that date.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to obtain additional medical records and an examination assessing the cumulative impact of his service-connected disabilities on employment. The case will be re-adjudicated after these actions.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a laceration scar, muscle group IX, of the left hand have been granted an initial 10 percent disability rating throughout the appeal period.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for nephrolithiasis has been reopened and granted.,A 100 percent rating for PTSD is assigned, effective May 30, 2007.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and providing the Veteran with a copy of a VA scar examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated treatment records and arranging for a VA examination to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for COPD due to asbestos exposure in service.

The Veteran is entitled to a TDIU prior to August 13, 2010 due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to a lack of formal or informal claim within one year of the treatment in May 2005.

The Veteran's scarring alopecia, affecting more than 40 percent of her scalp, is currently rated at 20 percent. The maximum schedular rating under this code has been assigned.

The Veteran's left hip muscle disability is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, reflecting a slight injury to Muscle Group XIII. The scar from the gunshot wound does not meet criteria for higher ratings.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) is being remanded due to additional development needed, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling an appropriate VA examination.

The Veteran's service connection claims for right shoulder, left knee, and right ankle disabilities have been granted. However, the initial compensable ratings requested for these conditions were denied.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the issues of service connection for scars, residuals of shrapnel wounds to the bilateral arms, and an increased evaluation for anxiety disorder not otherwise specified have been dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder, heart condition, left ankle disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and scars cause her to require aid and attendance.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a corneal scar of the left eye was denied in October 1969 and June 1982. The effective date for the grant of service connection is set at October 14, 1999.

The Veteran's amputation of the distal tip of his right 5th digit with scar has been restored to a 10 percent rating due to continued symptoms of pain and numbness.

The Veteran's scars residual to gunshot wound of the right shoulder do not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including scheduling a Board hearing at the RO.