Scars decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance of another person or housebound status, as well as a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for pseudofolliculitis barbae with scarring due to an inadequate VA examination and potential outstanding treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine condition and separate ratings for left knee instability, but denied other claims including increased disability ratings and earlier effective dates.

The Board remands the issue for a new VA examination to reconcile findings and address whether an extraschedular rating is warranted.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of colon cancer, to include a scar, and a heart condition as secondary to hypertension and the residuals of colon cancer.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and granted a 10 percent rating for a scar on the third middle finger of the left hand from November 21, 2014 to November 21, 2015.

The Veteran was granted a 50 percent rating for acneiform pitting scars of the face from October 23, 2013, to December 26, 2018, and denied a rating in excess of 30 percent from December 26, 2018. Service connection was denied for left ankle, right ankle, right knee, and right foot disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a compensable rating for a neck scar, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this issue.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection and SMC, but denied an earlier effective date for DEA benefits.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, finding no evidence of formal or informal claims prior to the specified dates.

The Board denied the reduction of the rating for scar on forehead to include scar status post cyst removal on neck from 30 percent to 0 percent and also denied a compensable disability rating for these conditions.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection of bilateral mastectomy with status-post ductal carcinoma and left fibroadenoma, bilateral mastectomy scars, bilateral mastectomy painful scar, and special monthly compensation based on anatomical loss of breast.

The Board remands the claims for a scar status post vasectomy, right knee injury resulting in total replacement, and left shoulder injury due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee scar and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right great toe ingrown toenail, left forearm scar, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), left shoulder disability, and epistaxis. The remaining issues were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left arm scars, tinnitus, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied a compensable rating for abdomen scars and remanded the claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for GIST of the stomach due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's right lower extremity scars and remanded an increased rating claim for his service-connected right ankle condition.

The appeal for service connection of right sciatic radicular pain parasthesia of the right leg and a right lower leg scar was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for revision of the June 1977 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) regarding the evaluations assigned for his muscle disability and associated scar.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected right inguinal hernia repair scar, with pain, but denied a compensable rating for the same condition.