Scars Board decisions

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or financial assistance in purchasing an automobile or other conveyance.

The veteran's claim for special monthly compensation on account of the need for regular aid and attendance was denied as his disabilities do not meet the criteria for such benefits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected scar of the left upper lip and bilateral defective hearing do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under applicable VA regulations.

The Board denied the reduction of disability ratings for left knee disorder, left leg scar, and right shoulder disorder. The appeal also addressed whether new and material evidence has been presented to reopen a claim for PTSD.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's postoperative scar of the right lower quadrant abdominal abscess and found that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen his claim for service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease.

The Board has granted service connection for appendectomy scar and residuals of right inguinal hernioplasty, both rated at 10 percent. The claim for hepatitis was denied as not well-grounded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings for various disabilities, finding no competent medical evidence linking current conditions to military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for migraine headaches, a left ear injury with hearing loss, and a scar over the right eye. They also denied his secondary service connection claims for obesity and residuals from injuries sustained in October 1964, November 1975, November 1981, and September 1986.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current scar from a submandibular mass excision in service is related to her inservice surgery and warrants service connection.

The veteran's right hip disability is currently rated as 90 percent disabling. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence supports a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to a decision being made.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residual facial scarring due to surgery for a deviated septum warrants a 30 percent evaluation, resolving his claim as he is characterized by marked and severe scarring with external deformity (left greater than right) and a markedly scarred nasal tip.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left eye corneal scar and urethral stricture, as well as a temporary total rating based on convalescence following surgery for a left eye cataract.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for a shell fragment wound scar in the right elbow area as it is asymptomatic and does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of scarlet fever and rheumatic fever are not well grounded, as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found that there was CUE in the RO's failure to grant service connection for donor site scars of both thighs from December 30, 1953. As a result, the effective date is now established as December 30, 1953.

The VA denied a compensable evaluation for residual scars from lacerations of the right upper arm and right forearm, finding no evidence that these conditions are related to service-connected disabilities or any other basis.

The Board found that the reduction in rating for the service-connected appendectomy scar from 10 percent to noncompensable was proper and denied the veteran's appeal.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities include multiple injuries from shrapnel wounds and other conditions. The RO denied his claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to these disabilities, citing the veteran's employment history and vocational rehabilitation status. The case is being remanded for further examination and review.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected scars do not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under the applicable rating criteria.