Scars Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's service-connected right wrist ganglion cyst with residual scar, specifically addressing her reports of numbness, instability, muscle stiffness and weakness.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him so helpless as to require the regular aid and attendance of another person, resulting in a grant of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on need for regular aid and attendance.

The Veteran was previously employed but resigned due to service-connected disabilities, including back pain and ureteral stricture.,From January 1, 2017, onward, the combination of his service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for prostate cancer, bladder disability, erectile dysfunction, and scars due to new evidence being added to the record.

The Veteran was granted service connection for chronic headaches, skin fibrosis on the right back, and seborrheic keratosis. The Veteran's current conditions are believed to be related to his active duty service.,No specific rating or effective date is provided in this decision.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have resulted in a need for regular aid and attendance of another person, which has been granted.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for a compensable rating for scars, superolateral and inferior aspect of right patellar tendon, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals, status post arthroscopy for anterior cruciate ligament tear, right knee. The appeals are dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right index finger laceration, including trigger finger and a scar, is remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and opinions. The claim was previously denied in August 2016 but reopened based on new evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in the loss of use of one or both lower extremities, nor does he require regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected conditions.,The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran requires regular aid and assistance from another person for daily living activities.

The Board has granted a Total Disability Rating for Individual Unemployability (TDIU) from June 1, 2008 due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his depressive disorder and hypertension with renal kidney cancer, have led to a combined rating of 80 percent. However, the Board found insufficient evidence to support a TDIU due to the Veteran's failure to cooperate in providing necessary information.

The Veteran's IBS was granted service connection effective July 19, 2012. An earlier effective date is denied.,The Veteran's painful scarring was granted service connection effective April 1, 2011. An earlier effective date is denied.,The Veteran's right and left hip trochanteric bursitis were remanded for further examination as the current evidence does not establish a clear link to service.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, plantar fasciitis, and scar left hand ring finger precluded him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to September 24, 2014. The Board granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis for this period.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and determinations.,His left knee disability, including aortic root dilation and aneurysm associated with hypertension, is rated under DCs 7007 and 4.104.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and initial compensable evaluations are being remanded due to the failure of VA examinations scheduled in conjunction with his appeal. The Board finds good cause exists to reschedule these exams.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased initial rating for PTSD has been remanded due to the need for a new examination. The appeal for scars of the left anterior chest and right posterior chest was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Veteran's service connection for allergic rhinitis (sinusitis) is granted. The Veteran's residual left foot scar, status post Morton's neuroma excision, and residual left palm scars, status post laceration and surgery, are rated at a single initial 20 percent rating from November 1, 2010.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new one is needed to assess the current nature and severity of the Veteran's service-connected right ankle scar.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms did not result in total occupational and social impairment, resulting in a denial of a rating in excess of 70 percent. From May 16, 2019 to October 1, 2021, the issue of TDIU was moot as he had a maximum schedular rating (100%). From October 1, 2021 onwards, TDIU was denied.

The Veteran's service-connected acne with scarring did not meet the criteria for an increased (compensable) disability rating during the entire review period.