Scars Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar disability and denied increased ratings for various disabilities, except for granting a 60 percent rating for coronary artery disease and a 50 percent rating for PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for right hip, left hip, right shoulder, left shoulder, and right elbow conditions.,The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and respiratory condition with chest pain.,The Board denied initial compensable ratings for tinea unguium (onychomycosis) of toenails and upper extremity scars.,The Board remanded claims for dermatitis, bilateral hands and feet, bilateral pes planus, and acquired hemolytic anemia.

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

The Board granted an effective date of July 22, 2009, for the grant of a 100 percent rating for panic disorder with agoraphobia and major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate, in partial remission with traumatic brain injury with residual neurocognitive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and left lower extremity shin scar, but denied a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss and in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. Several claims were remanded.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for paresthesia of the lower lip and chin as untimely, denied service connection for an eating disorder and a compensable rating for deviated septum, and remanded claims for service connection for pericarditis, bruxism, and right index finger scar.

The appeal regarding the proposed reduction in the evaluation for painful scars was dismissed as it is not an appealable decision.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions to address symptomatology and disfigurement related to the service-connected conditions.

The Board granted service connection for cancer of the left breast, left parenchymal lung disease, removal of left breast lymph nodes, and left breast scars, all as secondary to the service-connected cancer of the left breast.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's lip scar due to Stevens Johnson syndrome and a compensable rating for his left knee scar.

The Board denied service connection for allergies and shortness of breath, but granted a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches and a 20 percent rating for bilateral arthralgia of the temporomandibular joint.

The Board denied an effective date prior to June 18, 2014, for the grant of service connection for scars, prostate surgery, anterior trunk and denied a disability rating in excess of 40 percent for the service-connected residuals of prostate cancer. However, it granted an effective date of June 18, 2014, but no earlier, for the grant of a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's cervical spine, lumbar spine, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities but granted a 10 percent rating for a painful scar of the mid back and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings due to no evidence of entitlement prior to the date of claim, and the denial of service connection in previous rating decisions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for mood disorder and a compensable rating for scars, left hip and left shin (previously rated as bone graft, left fibula), and remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.

The Veteran withdrew all appeals, and the claims were dismissed.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, as well as effective dates prior to June 23, 2021.

The Veteran was granted special monthly compensation at the (l) and (o) rates from August 12, 2013, based on his service-connected upper extremity rheumatoid arthritis. The back scar claim was also granted an effective date of August 12, 2013.

The Board remands the matter to correct pre-decisional errors in the AOJ's efforts to fulfill its duty to assist the appellant with the development of his claim.