Scars decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, except for granting service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and an initial compensable rating, finding that the evidence did not support a higher disability rating for her service-connected conditions.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for chronic female issues, while remanding the claims for right hand basal cell carcinoma, jaw basal cell carcinoma, and lymphomas.

The Veteran withdrew all his pending Board appeals and is satisfied with his 100 percent combined rating.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and granted an initial 30 percent rating for vertigo, while denying higher ratings or service connection for other conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for trigeminal neuralgia with vestibulocochlear neuralgia, right ear scar (head/neck) post cholesteatoma surgery, and right ear painful scar post cholesteatoma surgery.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various conditions as they were duplicative of other appeals.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for right knee strain with instability and an initial 10 percent rating for the surgical scar of the back, but denied a higher rating for right knee strain with limitation of motion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for calcification in the left testicle consistent with scar tissue.

The Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder is granted a 70 percent rating from March 6, 2015. The claims for an initial compensable rating and earlier effective date for the head scar are denied.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted a 50 percent rating, and the right eyebrow scar is granted a separate 10 percent rating for pain. The other service connection claims are remanded.

The appeal seeking an effective date prior to September 22, 2022, for the grants of service connection for scalp disfigurement, a painful scalp scar, and folliculitis decalvans with alopecia is dismissed.

The appeal for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed, and the claims for increased evaluations of GERD and scars post esophagectomy were denied or remanded.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied increased ratings for several conditions, granted a 10 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy and an effective date of August 10, 2023, for the left elbow impairment of supination and pronation.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed as it has been granted in a separate decision. The claim for an initial rating higher than 50 percent for facial scars associated with pseudofolliculitis barbae was denied.

The Veteran was granted an initial 100 percent rating for PTSD with TBI prior to September 20, 2023, and SMC at the housebound rate prior to that date. The claims for service connection for various conditions were remanded.

The appeal for service connection for psoriatic arthritis, a back disability, and a migraine disability was dismissed as untimely filed. The claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for scarring from psoriasis and the claim for a rating in excess of 60 percent for psoriasis with residual scars were denied.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the left side chin scar, but denied initial compensable and higher ratings for the LLE scar and LLE radiculopathy respectively.