Scars Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for scars with disfigurement due to pseudofolliculitis barbae and painful scars due to pseudofolliculitis barbae, as it is unclear whether or not the photographs from the December 2019 VA examination are in the record.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims for various conditions involving the Veteran's wrists, thumbs, and shin. The decision is due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board has found that there is new and material evidence to support his claims. However, the claim for service connection for a skin disorder, including basal cell carcinoma due to exposure to herbicide agents, remains remanded as VA medical opinion is needed.

The Board has granted the appeal for severance of service connection for non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, status post surgical treatment, scar and restored it from June 1, 2012.,The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for tineas cruris is remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration. The Veteran's pes planus, hypertension, TDIU, and nonservice-connected pension benefits based on permanent and total disability claims are all pending.

The Board has remanded the claims for sleep apnea, irritable bowel syndrome, scarring of the occipital scalp, and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine. The Veteran's service connection claims are being reviewed due to incomplete in-service records and new examinations are required.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in the loss or loss of use of his lower extremities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and development of records.

The Veteran's hypertension is remanded for further examination and opinion. The issues of service connection for ischemic heart disease with chronic congestive heart failure, status post triple bypass surgery (also claimed as coronary artery disease and hypertensive heart disease) and post-operative scars are also remanded due to their direct relationship to the hypertension issue.

The Veteran's residual head injury scar is found to be painful and warrants an initial 10 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's status post right inguinal herniorrhaphy with scars is granted a 30 percent rating.,Prior to March 14, 2014, the Veteran's low back benign intradermal inclusion cysts are granted a 20 percent rating. Since March 14, 2014, the Veteran's low back benign intradermal inclusion cysts are granted a 30 percent rating.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a gastrointestinal disability (other than gastroesophageal reflux disease) is denied. The claims for increased ratings of lumbar spine, right knee chondromalacia with quadriceps and popliteal tendinopathy and osteoarthritis, left knee chondromalacia with quadriceps and popliteal tendinopathy and osteoarthritis, and right knee meniscal tear are all denied. The Veteran's service-connected residual scars, bilateral gynecomastia, status post liposuction and bilateral subcutaneous mastectomy, and residual scars of the anterior trunk and chest do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's chest scar as a residual of a stab wound, right ear hearing loss disability, back disability, bilateral hip replacements, and supraventricular arrhythmia, AICD, and valvular heart disease with mitral and tricuspid regurgitation are all granted. The claims for service connection have been remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's keloid scar condition. The Veteran served on active duty from October 1978 to November 1983.

The Veteran's caesarean section scar, hysterectomy with bilateral salpingectomy, bladder disorder, bowel disorder, and severe anemia are all being remanded for further development.,Specifically, the Board is requesting additional opinions to address whether these conditions are related to her in-service caesarean section.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination and need for further medical evaluation of the Veteran's left arm nerve damage.

The Veteran withdrew all of her remaining claims and appeals pending before the Board, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a rating in excess of 30 percent for right ulnar traumatic neuropathy, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for residual tender scar, right elbow.

The Veteran's service connection for hypertension, lumbar strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, and post-operative gynecomastia was granted. The Veteran also received increased ratings for left hip limitation of extension and left thigh impairment. Other issues were remanded.

The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding service connection for a scar and asbestosis due to the Appellant's withdrawal of these claims.