Scars Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for various conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for PTSD, BPPV with perforated tympanic membrane, and hallux valgus due to a lack of formal or informal claims prior to August 13, 2012.

The Board found that the Veteran was not unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation by reason of his service-connected disabilities prior to July 11, 2019.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings to ensure that all necessary development is completed.

The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for varicose veins of the left leg with scar prior to December 16, 2024, and denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent. Other claims were either denied or remanded.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's scars of the left lower residuals varicosities surgery, left greater saphenous system as the evidence did not support that the scars were painful or unstable.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various disabilities, including back condition, lower extremity radiculopathy, and hernia residuals.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for lumbar spine scars and dismissed the claim for service connection for hip scars from surgery (right).

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with asthma and assigned a 10 percent rating for chronic allergic conjunctivitis, while denying service connection for abnormal weight loss.

The Board denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to August 24, 2023.

The Board denied the claims for increased ratings, finding that the Veteran's service-connected conditions did not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board remanded the claims for a new VA examination and opinion regarding the service connection of a left foot disability, as well as additional evidence to support the skin disability claim.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for bilateral hip disabilities and granted temporary total evaluations for convalescence due to surgeries.

The Board denied increased disability evaluations for PTSD with generalized anxiety disorder, right foot hallux valgus, right foot painful scar, and right foot surgical scar. The Board also denied earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection and extensions of a temporary total rating.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, head trauma, and PTSD due to the lack of new and relevant evidence. The Veteran was granted an initial 10% disability rating for migraines but had other claims remanded or denied.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD and back disorder, granted an increased rating of 50% for migraine headaches from December 2, 2020, but denied increased ratings for left foot amputation and scars.

The Board restored the 50% rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis with metatarsalgia and degenerative arthritis, denied a higher rating for right foot postoperative scar, and denied increased ratings for other conditions.

The Veteran was granted a 60 percent evaluation for benign prostatic hypertrophy effective February 9, 2021, but no earlier. The claim for a compensable evaluation for hemorrhoids and service connection for a lump on the back of head were denied.

The Board granted the restoration of a 20% rating for Type II diabetes mellitus and a 10% rating for laryngeal cancer residuals, effective November 14, 2020. The Board also granted a 30% rating for dysphagia and a separate 10% rating for neck scar residuals under 7804.

The Board granted an effective date of July 13, 2022, for the grant of service connection for a left hip total joint replacement and a left hip scar, but denied earlier effective dates for other conditions.