Scars decisions — 2026

The Veteran's appeals for higher initial ratings and service connection were dismissed due to their death. The claims will be dismissed without prejudice.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including lumbosacral strain and acquired psychiatric disability, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the severity of his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected right knee scar is rated at a 10 percent rating since February 9, 2017. The Board granted this rating based on the Veteran's reports of pain and sensitivity in his right knee scar.

The Veteran's nephrolithiasis and atrial fibrillation are currently rated at 10 percent, but the evidence does not support a higher rating. The abdominal scar is rated as 0 percent.,Service connection for chronic adjustment disorder is remanded due to procedural error.

The Veteran is granted an effective date of August 12, 2011 for his entitlement to Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). The decision is based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since August 12, 2011.

The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating for a head scar, service connection for right and left carpal tunnel syndrome are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. The Board will obtain VA examinations and medical opinions to address the relevant evidence.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for keloid with scarring and secondary infection was denied.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for painful scar was also denied.

The appeal as to the issue of entitlement to service connection for acne with epidermal cyst is dismissed.,Entitlement to an earlier effective date prior to April 8, 2024 for the award of service connection for recurrent epidermal inclusion cyst and residual painful scar as secondary to recurrent epidermal inclusion cyst is denied.

The Veteran is granted an annual clothing allowance for the use of a manual wheelchair during the 2022 calendar year due to wear and tear on his clothing caused by the wheelchair.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for a TDIU from September 30, 2015 to March 22, 2016 due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the VA did not provide a proper examination for the appellant's service-connected psychiatric disability, which is the primary reason for his inability to maintain substantially gainful employment. The case is being remanded to address this issue.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including psychiatric disability and various scars, have resulted in unemployability. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the combined rating of 80 percent.

The Veteran's headaches, head scars, left eye condition, and right eye condition are all found to be secondary to his service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI). Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Veteran's service connection claims for residuals of a benign meningioma and a head scar related to in-service lightning strikes are granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including obstructive sleep apnea, migraines, chronic sinusitis, tinnitus, allergic rhinitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and a right thigh scar, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted the claim for individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for higher evaluations of cervical stenosis with degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, and a posterior neck scar as the Veteran's representative requested to withdraw all issues on appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder and other disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, leading to a grant of TDIU. Additionally, the Veteran is entitled to SMC based on housebound criteria.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claims at a hearing.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU.

The Board granted an effective date of August 29, 2024 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to continuous pursuit of claims related to multiple service-connected disabilities.