Scars Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, and the effective dates are not specified.,Issues related to rating increases and earlier effective dates remain pending.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and therefore his TDIU claim is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right ankle disorder.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings and service connection due to a lack of recent private medical records, specifically from Dr. S.S., which may contain relevant information.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial increased rating in excess of 10 percent for scars, residual of status post bilateral herniorrhaphies and for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected bilateral herniorrhaphies with related residual ilioinguinal neuralgia due to incomplete development.

The Veteran's gall bladder removal and scar residuals have been granted initial 10 percent disability ratings.

The Veteran's left thigh scar is service-connected, but the residuals of a left leg stab wound are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and multiple musculoskeletal conditions, do not meet the threshold for a schedular TDIU prior to February 3, 2021. The Board finds no reasonable possibility of unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee disability, left knee scars, and various finger disabilities were denied because he failed to report for scheduled VA examinations. The Board found that the lack of evidence from these examinations resulted in a denial.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including scheduling VA examinations and obtaining additional medical records. The Veteran's partial laryngectomy scar does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under current regulations. For his psychiatric disability, the claim is being denied as the Veteran failed to report for a necessary examination without good cause.

The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in the medical record and the need for an addendum opinion regarding service connection for retinal detachment with macular scar, right eye.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent disabling for the period prior to June 30, 2017, and in excess of 60 percent disabling for the period thereafter through January 27, 2022, for service-connected right indirect inguinal hernia, postoperative. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) remains on appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU, finding that his service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining gainful employment.

The Board granted an initial evaluation of 10 percent for a scar of the right knee, denied service connection for hearing loss, and granted service connection for tinnitus. The Veteran's tinnitus is related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for insomnia disability and denied his claims for right thigh, bilateral hand, bilateral foot, seizure disorder, shin splints, eczema, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity neuralgia, lumbar scar, psychiatric disability, migraines, cystic acne, and hiatal hernia with gastritis and history of healed gastric antral ulcer.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for Total Disability Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, which include generalized anxiety disorder, right knee ACL tear, tinnitus, painful scar from ACL surgery, left patellofemoral pain syndrome, bilateral plantar fasciitis, cervicogenic headache, and right knee limitation of extension. The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected conditions collectively precluded him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to military service, and the character of his discharge from his second period of service is not a bar to VA benefits.,Service connection for heart disease, hypertension, kidney disease, sleep apnea, bilateral knee disability, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, and scars are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including her back and left ankle conditions, rendered her unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment prior to October 9, 2017.

The Veteran's initial increased disability ratings for tinnitus, right knee strain, and left ankle neuropathy were denied. The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder and marijuana use was also denied an increase in rating.,Issues related to service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome, erectile dysfunction, and TDIU were remanded.