Scars decisions — 2025

The Board granted a disability rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's scar of the forehead, as it has been painful throughout the appeal period.

The Board remands the claim for a compensable rating for nasal fracture with residual scar to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination due to his failure to attend an initial scheduled examination without good cause.

The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings for various disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of appendectomy, post-surgery acute rupture with peritonitis and scars, residuals, appendectomy to ensure that the Veteran's interests are addressed adequately within the law.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected scar, status post pilonidal cyst excision due to its painful nature.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for migraines and denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for chronic bronchitis, while remanding several other claims.

The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia, a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, and a higher disability rating for a residual scar over the left inner thigh for an excised cyst.

The issues of increased ratings for residuals of an appendectomy and appendectomy scars were dismissed due to a procedural error in the form used by the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for a painful right thumb scar and remanded the claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis.

The Board denied service connection for a left eye disability, including corneal scar, macular pucker, dry eye syndrome, and cataracts. The evidence does not support the claim that these conditions are related to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and increased the rating for a left ankle disability to 20 percent, while denying service connection for scarring of the face and neck, papules of the face and neck, traumatic brain injury, obesity, and migraine headaches.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed as moot, and a 50 percent rating was granted for major depressive disorder with anxious distress and other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder from May 23, 2019.

The Board granted service connection for a facial scar as a residual of a head injury with facial lacerations and an initial 30 percent rating, but no higher, for Crohn's disease. The claims for service connection for a low back disability, bilateral shoulder disability, compensable ratings for hemorrhoids and hypertension, increased rating for PTSD, and TDIU were denied.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, hypertension, inguinal hernia status post repair, and surgical scar of the inguinal crease.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for service-connected renal cell carcinoma and lower abdomen scar, as well as a 10 percent evaluation based upon multiple noncompensable disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for scarlet fever and a heart disability based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for scarlet and/or rheumatic fever and a heart disability.

The appeal of the proposed reduction in disability rating for the service-connected posterior right hip painful scar, status post right total hip joint replacement, from 10 percent to 0 percent is dismissed because it was not a final decision.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including respiratory issues and diabetes mellitus, due to a duty-to-assist error involving the development of evidence related to herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to a lack of evidence showing that his service-connected disabilities required regular aid and attendance from another person.

The appeal for service connection for multiple conditions has been withdrawn by the Veteran.