Scars Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his bilateral knee and ankle conditions, as well as scars, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the current level of disability.

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss and an initial compensable evaluation for posterior trunk residual scars based on the evidence of record.

The Board denied the restoration of a 30 percent evaluation for a post-operative bilateral inguinal hernia and granted a 10 percent rating for migraine headaches, while denying increased ratings for other conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various hip and knee conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable rating.

The Board granted service connection for facial scarring as secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected facial acne.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable disability rating for both his right foot metacarpophalangeal (MP) joint scar and status post ventral hernia repair, as the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable criteria.

The Board granted a rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected scarring of the anterior neck, but not higher.

The Board denied an initial disability rating higher than 10 percent for a painful laparoscopic abdominal scar and remanded the claim for service connection for ventral hernia secondary to the scar.

The Board dismissed service connection claims for bruxism, esophagitis, hiatal hernia and GERD, IBS, and denied a right elbow disability claim. The claim for hemorrhoids was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for an eye disability, a disability manifesting in abnormal weight loss, and increased ratings for depressive disorder with anxious distress, scarring alopecia and scarring, and painful, residual scars associated with scarring alopecia. The Board also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, bilateral focal intractable plantar hyperkeratosis, and non-compensable ratings for pseudofolliculitis barbae facial scar and groin scars as well as allergic rhinitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of a gunshot wound to the right calf and a scar, right calf, as further development is needed.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including headaches, bilateral pes planus, erectile dysfunction, and others, as the evidence did not support a conclusion that these disabilities were incurred in or caused by active military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, as there was no evidence of a medical nexus between the condition and his active duty. The claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI), scars due to nose injury, and tinnitus were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for bilateral tinnitus which was granted.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for ilioinguinal neuralgia with neurostimulator but granted a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7804 for painful scars (status post hernia repair, right anterior shoulder, right posterior shoulder, mid-back, and left gluteus).

The appeal for whether the claims may be processed as a fully developed claim is dismissed as moot.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of spinal fusion surgery with radiculopathy of the right lower extremity and denied an initial compensable rating for a thoracic scar.

The Board granted service connection for a right foot second toe disability, to include hammertoe and claw toe and to include a surgical scar.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability and remanded the claim for service connection for a gynecological disability.