Scars Board decisions

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's scar area, status post excisions, bilateral post-auricular region, as it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied an initial compensable rating for scars of the head, face, or neck.

The Board granted service connection for scars status post (s/p) prostatectomy and denied a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction. The claims for increased ratings for prostate cancer s/p prostatectomy and additional ratings for residuals of prostate cancer status s/p prostatectomy were remanded.

The Board remands the case to obtain a retrospective medical opinion on the extent that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities affect his ability to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded certain issues for further development.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of May 18, 2017, for the grant of service connection for painful post inflammatory scarring of the bilateral lower extremities, right lower extremity, and left lower extremity, secondary to infectious folliculitis.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD with major depressive disorder, and hypertension as secondary to PTSD with major depressive disorder. It also granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder from May 1, 2023, and special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s).

The Board granted the Veteran's appeal as the higher-level review (HLR) request received in July 2021 was timely.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a skin condition and scars due to an inadequate VA examination and medical opinion.

The Board denied an increased rating for GERD and remanded claims for service connection for abdominal hernia, left side, status post surgery, hernia scar, and a compensable rating for urticaria.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer status post radical prostatectomy, and scars, status post radical prostatectomy.

The Board denied the claim for a higher rating for the right leg surgical scar and denied service connection for left and right ankle disabilities.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for diplopia and an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for a painful scar of the left thigh.

The Board granted the petition to readjudicate the claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disability and denied an initial compensable rating for the residual scar of the left leg. The hypertension claim was remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating based on application of the bilateral factor for painful scars, as the criteria for such evaluation are not met.

The appeal for service connection for the listed conditions was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision was made.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the left groin biopsy scar and remanded several claims, including service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and increased ratings for various hip conditions.

The Board granted restoration of a 10 percent rating for residual scarring, status post basal cell carcinoma due to an improper reduction in the disability rating.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder, cervical spondylosis, lumbar spondylosis, scar on the Veteran's head, TBI and residuals, and memory loss associated with the TBI.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for pneumonia, a lung disability, an acquired psychiatric disability, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, deteriorating disc disease, left knee, right knee, left hip, and right hip disabilities. The Board also denied an increased rating for the Veteran's right shoulder degenerative arthritis and rotator cuff tear.,The decision is based on the evidence of record, which does not support a finding that any of the claimed conditions are related to service or otherwise caused by a service-connected condition.