Scars Board decisions

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and therefore his claim for TDIU is denied.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for increased ratings due to incomplete VCAA notification and need for additional medical examinations.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's residuals of a right fractured fibula and did not address his change in case status under the Chapter 31 Vocational Rehabilitation Program.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased disability ratings for his trapezius muscle spasm and restricted neck motion associated with head injury residuals, as well as his headaches. The current evaluations of 20 percent are considered appropriate based on the clinical evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including scheduling VA examinations and obtaining medical records.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claims for higher evaluations of his service-connected arterial hypertension and left leg scars are denied. The evidence does not support a finding that either condition warrants an evaluation in excess of the currently assigned ratings.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for a scar of the left arm with retained splinter, as well as for service connection for bilateral hip and leg disabilities due to inadequate development under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of evidence linking his claimed conditions to active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for entitlement to separate ratings for left shoulder scars and chest scars, as well as an effective date prior to July 10, 1995 for the grant of service connection for a gunshot wound injury to Muscle Group XXII. The effective date for the grant of a 10 percent rating for neck scars was set at August 17, 1995.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for an effective date prior to April 29, 1993 and a rating in excess of 30 percent for his left eye disorder. The claim for a 30 percent evaluation is granted from April 29, 1993 to May 5, 2002.

The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's appendectomy scar, currently evaluated at 10 percent.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected scars is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and consideration of both old and new regulations pertaining to skin disorders.

The Board found that no new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of an eye injury, to include scars. The veteran's claim was denied.

The Board found no current diagnoses of chest scarring, left leg scar, or upper respiratory infection. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The veteran's claims for increased rating and TDIU are being remanded due to inadequate notice of the information and evidence necessary to substantiate his claims.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities (hypertrophic arthritis of the right knee, scar of the right hip, and scars on the right shoulder) prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of her service-connected conditions were denied. The RO found that the current ratings adequately reflected the severity of her disabilities.

The Board finds that the service-connected shrapnel wound residuals contributed substantially to the cause of death, and grants the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has determined that the September 1982 rating decision granting service connection for residual scars of shell fragment wounds to various body parts was clearly and unmistakably erroneous, thus severing this service connection. The appeal is denied.