Scars Board decisions

The Veteran's earlier effective date claims for overactive bladder and ED have been withdrawn. The Board has also granted service connection for hypertension and fecal incontinence.,The Veteran's bilateral hip disabilities (left and right hips) are remanded for further development as the VA examination is inadequate to address secondary aggravation or direct service connection.,The Veteran's scars, related to his right total hip arthroplasty, are also remanded for a more current evaluation.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction claim is remanded due to the lack of recent medical evidence and an updated examination.

The Board has granted service connection for left eye blindness with macular scar and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the current disabilities are related to in-service injuries and exposure. The decision is based on direct service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further evaluations due to inconsistencies in the current VA examinations and new evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, finding that there is not sufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that he is unemployable by reason of his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to potential worsening of her right knee disability and its associated surgical scar, requiring further examination and assessment.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent disabling, effective from July 21, 2022.,The Veteran is granted a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for a left elbow disability and remanded the issues of service connection for post-operative residuals of abdominal surgery, other than residual scarring, and rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of acne scarring of the head, neck, and face.

The Veteran's appeals for various disability ratings have been withdrawn and are dismissed due to the Veteran's request for withdrawal of his appeal as to all issues.

The Veteran's effective date for Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payments (CRDP) is denied because he did not meet the eligibility criteria of a combined disability rating of at least 50% prior to March 30, 2010.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment prior to November 1, 2019.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for gunshot wound scars, left heel and abdomen was denied in a November 2015 rating decision. The evidence submitted following this denial is considered new and material to reopen the claim. However, the Board has determined that a remand is necessary due to the loss of his service records and the need for an examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's gunshot wound scars.

The Veteran's status post uvulopalatoplasty and right foot scar are not shown to result in any functional impairment, thus denying increased ratings.,The Veteran's right foot scar is not shown to result in any functional impairment, thus denying an increased rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a TDIU as her combined disability rating is at least 70 percent, but she cannot secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to her PTSD and other service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's right knee scar was not aggravated by service, and the claim for service connection is denied.,An initial rating of 40 percent for lumbar strain prior to April 26, 2022, is granted. The rating will be reduced from that date.

The Veteran's bilateral eye disorders are being remanded as the current evidence does not establish their onset during service.,The Veteran's asthma, allergic rhinitis, lumbar spine disorder, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and bilateral pes planus are also being remanded due to insufficient evidence of their onset or connection to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone do not render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment consistent with his past work history, education, training, and skills.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for tinnitus, hysterectomy with bilateral salpingectomy, hysterectomy scars, bladder disorder, and bowel disorder due to lack of evidence establishing a direct link between these conditions and military service.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings of his left groin scars and IBS, as well as his request to reopen service connection for a cervical spine strain with disc bulging at C5-6, were dismissed. The appeal for service connection for the left varicocele was remanded.

The Veteran's abdominal and hernia scars are rated at a 10 percent evaluation from July 1, 2010 to July 12, 2021. The claim for an increased rating is denied as of July 13, 2021.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a jaw disability and an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for his left foot scar status post arthrodesis has been remanded.,The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation in excess of 20 percent for bilateral pes planus has been remanded.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left leg hamstring disability has been remanded.