Scars decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for head injury scar residuals and remanded the claims for a recurrent disability manifested by fatigue to include chronic fatigue syndrome, and a recurrent intestinal disability, to include irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ due to scarring of the fallopian tube, as she is not service-connected for that disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for residual scars from amputation of his fingers and for financial assistance in purchasing a conveyance or adaptive equipment.

The Board remands the appeal for further development, including obtaining any outstanding service personnel records related to a line of duty investigation.

The Board granted a December 17, 2020, effective date for the grant of service connection and a 30 percent rating for unstable scars s/p adenocarcinoma of the rectum.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for various scars, finding that none of the scars met the criteria for a compensable disability rating.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and a separate 10 percent evaluation for left knee pain with limitation of flexion, while denying service connection for left wrist disability, right wrist disability, allergic rhinitis, LUE ventral scar, and left knee pain with limitation of extension.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance, as well as an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance, or for adaptive equipment only.

The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's degenerative joint disease, radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia, and pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for scars, a skin condition, a prostate disability, and a heart disability. The claim for an effective date prior to December 31, 2012, for DEA benefits was also denied.

The appeal was granted for service connection of a back disability, an effective date of April 24, 2023, for hypertension and post-traumatic headaches ratings, and TDIU. The claims for increased ratings were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for sclerotic scarring alopecia, finding no evidence of entitlement to service connection prior to January 6, 2023, and that the current 10% rating accurately reflects the severity of his condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for his non-linear scar on nose, both painful and nonpainful.

The Board denied an effective date prior to August 10, 2023, and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a neck scar, post-surgical resection of basal cell carcinoma.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing grant as he does not have a permanent and total disability due to disorders that involve both lower extremities affecting balance or propulsion, which precludes locomotion without assistive devices.

The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's low back, left hip, and sciatic and femoral nerve radiculopathies disabilities, as well as earlier effective dates for service connection. However, a TDIU was granted from August 2, 2022.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development of evidence, including obtaining additional VA medical records and private treatment records.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied other claims, including increased ratings for prostate cancer status post prostatectomy with urinary frequency and incontinence, hypertension, robotic prostatectomy with surgical scars, earlier effective dates for service connection, and remanded claims for service connection of migraines and GERD.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for tinnitus, as it is already rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum allowed. The other issues are remanded for further development.

The Board granted an effective date of October 12, 1977, for the award of service connection for lower abdomen scar.