Scars decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a neck scar and a rating of 100 percent for asthma from May 25, 2021. The tinnitus claim was remanded.

The Veteran's service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as major depressive disorder and also claimed as severe recurrent major depression without psychotic features was granted. A rating of 30 percent, but not higher, for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) from November 21, 2020, was granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for his left eye and right eye conditions, finding that the evidence did not support ratings in excess of 40 percent, 60 percent, or 60 percent, respectively.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's painful scaring on his head, face, and/or neck, related to basal cell carcinoma removal.

The Board granted service connection for functional abdominal pain syndrome, a headache disorder, dyspnea, left elbow disorder, left wrist disorder, right wrist disorder, left knee disorder, and right foot plantar fasciitis. The Board denied an initial compensable rating for verruca vulgaris and bilateral hand scars. The Board remanded the claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board denied the claims for an increased rating for right wrist chronic sprain and back scar, residual of shell fragment wound.

The Board granted service connection for cervicothoracic dysfunction and a scar of the right flank, but denied an initial rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The appeal for increased rating evaluations and effective dates was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the Notice of Disagreement (NOD) that was not signed by the Veteran or his authorized representative within the required timeframe.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the left eye corneal scar and denied service connection for residuals of malaria, headaches, joint pain, and peripheral neuropathy.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for pleural effusion, pericarditis, chronic, lung changes, left, lung scarring, left, and pericardial effusion to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's cesarean section scar and remanded the claims for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and insomnia.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for the service-connected scar, status post right inguinal hernia repair, and a higher than 10 percent rating for the painful scar. The right inguinal hernia was remanded for further evaluation.

The Board granted service connection for cerebral infarction and dizziness, and assigned a 50% rating for migraine headaches starting from May 30, 2019.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have been found to render him unable to physically care for himself, thereby granting special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for service connection for pulmonary hypertension with acute respiratory failure, chronic renal insufficiency, and a scar, status post endarterectomy.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected mental health disorder anxiety disorder, but denied increased ratings and compensable ratings for other conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left forearm scar and an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted restoration of service connection for a painful linear scar, left lateral trunk, status post pyeloplasty, effective January 1, 2023, and an earlier effective date of March 14, 2017, but denied higher initial ratings.

The Board granted restoration of service connection for a painful linear scar, left lateral trunk, status post pyeloplasty, effective January 1, 2023, and an earlier effective date of March 14, 2017, but denied higher initial ratings.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable disability rating for a right inguinal hernia and residuals thereof, as well as for surgical abdominal scars (as a residual of surgery to repair right inguinal hernia), based on the evidence not supporting a more severe condition than noncompensable.