Scars Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher ratings for residuals of right ureteral calculus surgery and a suprapubic region scar, both currently rated at 10 percent.

The March 13, 1970 and November 16, 1970 rating decisions granted service connection for multiple disabilities but denied a claim of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The veteran's combined schedular evaluation was increased to 80 percent. These decisions are considered final.

The Board found no evidence linking the left eye macular scar to service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for her appendectomy scar due to her failure to report for several VA examinations.

The VA has determined that the appellant's right chest scar from excision of a right gynecomastia does not warrant an increased rating beyond the current 10 percent assigned.

The VA determined that there is no evidence of a compensable disability for the veteran's status post Dupuytren's contracture release with residual scar of the left (minor) hand, and thus denied his claim.

The Board denied increased ratings for service-connected scars of the right lower leg and varicose veins of the right leg, finding that there was no evidence to support a compensable rating or any increase in disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for malaria, postoperative scarring on the right side of the neck, and cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis. The veteran's service-connected conditions are rated as 20 percent disabling for inactive cervical tuberculosis.

The VA has determined that the veteran's right hand scar is not related to service and denied his claim for service connection.

The evidence does not establish that the veteran's current right wrist disorder with scar on forearm is related to service, and thus his claim for service connection is denied.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the service-connected scar on the ventral aspect of the penis, effective January 6, 1977. The initial compensable rating for scars on the legs was not granted.

The Board has granted service connection for a minimal head injury requiring sutures and resulting in a scar, as well as for headaches, both of which are deemed to be related to the veteran's service-connected hypertension.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected laceration scar, left eyebrow does not warrant an increased rating as it is not disfiguring or unstable and does not result in any functional limitation.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not due to his service-connected conditions and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The veteran's claim for increased evaluation of his staph scars was granted, with a rating of 30 percent effective from August 30, 2002. The claims for PTSD and low back disability were denied.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a separate 10 percent rating for his service-connected residual pilonidal cyst scarring was denied by the Board.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected ventral hernia, right inguinal hernia, and scar with recurrent ulceration. The evidence did not support an evaluation in excess of the current 20 percent rating.

The Board found that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current disabilities to his service, specifically a cold injury or frostbite. The claim for service connection was denied.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals of shell fragment wounds to the feet, left thigh, and right forearm were denied. The RO found that the evidence did not support higher ratings based on current functional impairment.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine and multiple other conditions, preclude him from performing substantially gainful employment. His right carpal tunnel syndrome is not found to be secondary to his service-connected right arm disorders. He does not meet eligibility requirements for financial assistance in purchasing an automobile or adaptive equipment. The veteran's TDIU rating claim is denied as he has a combined disability rating of 80 percent and the evidence shows that his service-connected disabilities alone prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.