Scars decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a skin condition and scars due to an inadequate VA examination and medical opinion.

The Board denied an increased rating for GERD and remanded claims for service connection for abdominal hernia, left side, status post surgery, hernia scar, and a compensable rating for urticaria.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer status post radical prostatectomy, and scars, status post radical prostatectomy.

The Board denied the claim for a higher rating for the right leg surgical scar and denied service connection for left and right ankle disabilities.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for diplopia and an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for a painful scar of the left thigh.

The Board granted the petition to readjudicate the claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disability and denied an initial compensable rating for the residual scar of the left leg. The hypertension claim was remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating based on application of the bilateral factor for painful scars, as the criteria for such evaluation are not met.

The appeal for service connection for the listed conditions was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision was made.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the left groin biopsy scar and remanded several claims, including service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and increased ratings for various hip conditions.

The Board granted restoration of a 10 percent rating for residual scarring, status post basal cell carcinoma due to an improper reduction in the disability rating.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder, cervical spondylosis, lumbar spondylosis, scar on the Veteran's head, TBI and residuals, and memory loss associated with the TBI.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for pneumonia, a lung disability, an acquired psychiatric disability, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, deteriorating disc disease, left knee, right knee, left hip, and right hip disabilities. The Board also denied an increased rating for the Veteran's right shoulder degenerative arthritis and rotator cuff tear.,The decision is based on the evidence of record, which does not support a finding that any of the claimed conditions are related to service or otherwise caused by a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and syncope, render him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for vulvovaginitis but denied a compensable rating for female sexual arousal disorder and service connection for various other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for herpes simplex virus (HSV) and denied service connection for a right thumb scar. The left foot condition was remanded for further examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, finding that the current disability ratings accurately reflect his conditions.

The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for the Veteran's scar (residual of staph infection) from October 23, 2008.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and initial compensable ratings, finding that the earliest possible effective date for service connection for a low back disability was April 27, 2016.

The Board granted service connection for scars affecting the face and a skin disability, to include acne and acne scars affecting the back due to the Veteran's active-duty combat service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and remanded several other issues, including increased ratings and service connections.