Scars decisions — 2025

The Board granted a separate rating for neuromuscular spasms but dismissed appeals for service connection and increased ratings for other conditions, and remanded claims for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and right leg scar s/p burn, as well as an earlier effective date for service connection of the right leg scar. The claims for service connection for PTSD, hypertension, lipoma, sleep apnea, and TDIU were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for colon cancer, abdominal scar status post bowel resection, and chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy due to inadequate VA examination opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for coronary artery bypass graft, CABG surgical scar, and hypertension.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for photophobia caused by service-connected bilateral blepharitis and left eye cornea scar.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for right hip osteoarthritis and right hip scars, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating than 10 percent.

The Board remands the case for corrective action due to a failure to notify the Veteran of his right to request a pre-decisional hearing before the Board.

The veteran withdrew all appeals for increased ratings of various conditions, resulting in the dismissal of all claims.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of facial scars to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's skin disorder, including considering his in-service skin complaints and treatment.

The Board granted a 60 percent rating for fibroadenoma effective June 2, 2025, and service connection for scar related to the Veteran's service-connected fibroadenoma with an effective date of June 2, 2025. SMC loss of breast tissue was also granted.

The Board granted a separate disability rating of 10 percent for the service-connected left forehead scar and denied higher ratings for other conditions.

The Board remands the issues of an earlier effective date for service connection, a higher initial rating, and service connection for scars due to herbicide exposure for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and an increased rating, as well as remanded certain issues for further development.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's posterior trunk surgical scar and remanded claims related to his bilateral lower extremity radiculopathies.

The appeal for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed as moot due to the Veteran's 100 percent combined rating assigned for his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for right breast cancer and scars, residual of right breast cancer based on the presumption under the Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2022.

The Board granted service connection for left and right foot scars due to bunionectomies, an initial 30 percent rating for sinusitis, and a 10 percent rating for rhinitis.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU for the period from July 1, 2016, to June 25, 2017, and beginning June 26, 2017, due to his service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD) status post coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.

The Board denied increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, horizontal surgical scars of the anterior neck, and major depressive disorder (MDD), but granted an extraschedular total disability rating based on individual unemployability as of November 12, 2015.

The Board granted a 30 percent evaluation for painful penile scars but denied a compensable evaluation for genital warts.