Scars Board decisions

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the right hand scar from January 31, 2019, and denied other claims.

The Board granted an effective date of July 21, 2016, for the grants of service connection for a heart disability, chest scar, and diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for facial scars due to a lack of evidence showing he currently has such scars.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and right upper extremity ulnar neuropathy, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions. The claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for tinnitus were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a right hand scar to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands multiple issues, including service connection claims and rating increases for various disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, prostate cancer, hypertension, erectile dysfunction as secondary to the service-connected conditions, and incontinence as secondary to the service-connected prostate cancer. The decision was based on the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service near the Korean Demilitarized Zone.

The Board granted an effective date of January 15, 2020, for the grant of service connection for PTSD and scars related to the left eyebrow and hand/forearm.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied an effective date prior to August 10, 2022 for the grants of service connection for various conditions including coronary artery disease with atrial fibrillation, diabetes type II, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy in multiple extremities.

The Board denied initial disability ratings in excess of the assigned percentages for various conditions, granted a 20 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy and a 10 percent rating for dry eye syndrome, and remanded several claims for further development.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the right eye chorioretinal scar and vitreous degeneration, based on a decrease in visual field.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for spinal fusion with disc rupture and degenerative disc disease, an initial compensable rating for a scar, status post spinal fusion, and service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the service-connected condition.

The appeals for service connection for migraine headaches, hemorrhoids, a respiratory disability, acne, and acne scars were dismissed due to a procedural defect.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left ribcage scar, and left wrist scar as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, currently diagnosed as mood disorder with anxiety, and denied service connection for acne and acne scars, sinusitis, headaches, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for a low back condition, to include degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, and denied claims for compensable ratings for right ear hearing loss, service connection for left ear hearing loss, and service connection for scars on the right elbow and eyebrow.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for the 100 percent rating of PTSD, denied higher ratings and noncompensable ratings for various scars, and granted TDIU and DEA benefits.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected keloid scars of the chest, status post folliculitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for his surgical scar associated with right inguinal hernia repair, an increased rating for residuals of right inguinal hernia repair, and service connection for GERD. The claim for secondary obstructive sleep apnea was remanded.