Scars Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's service-connected bilateral optic neuritis, as well as his nonservice-connected cataracts and macular scars.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, and she is assigned a separate initial disability rating of 10 percent for her painful right upper chest scar. Her bilateral hearing loss claim is denied, and her migraine headaches are granted with an initial disability rating of 50 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for an addendum medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's diagnosed vertigo is etiologically related to his conceded in-service acoustic trauma and/or established perforation of the tympanic membrane.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as he can still perform sedentary or light physical work.

The Board has granted service connection for facial scars on the left forehead, finding that these scars are not pre-existing and were incurred during active duty combat service.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the appeal is moot due to his death. The Board lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a fall and surgical scar associated with the fall is being remanded due to conflicting medical opinions. The Board requests clarification on whether there is sufficient evidence to confirm an ischemic stroke, and if so, whether diabetes mellitus contributed to the fall.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for his head scar, finding that he does not have at least one characteristic of disfigurement or objective pain during the pendency of this appeal.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable disability rating for his service-connected scar(s) of the left shoulder, status post arthroscopy has been withdrawn and is dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his status post arthroscopy with clavicle removal of the left shoulder acromioclavicular joint separation with degenerative changes and impingement (nondominant) was denied as there is no basis to award a higher disability rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for his left wrist condition and pain has been remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the in-service onset of the condition.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for his back disability was also remanded as there is insufficient evidence regarding the in-service onset of the condition.

The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity radiculopathies are granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not granted a compensable rating.,The Veteran's surgical scar from transurethral resection of bladder neck contracture and right shoulder are not granted a compensable rating.

The Veteran's request for a compensable evaluation for a superficial non-linear scar on the right knee is being remanded due to new evidence.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims, including obtaining medical opinions regarding his diabetes mellitus and service connection for various disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left foot disability and right foot disability, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's scar residual of the right breast has been granted a 10 percent rating effective from July 22, 2021. The Board found that the scar was painful and intermittently affected by overhead work but did not affect functioning or cause any disability.

The Veteran's appeals for a compensable rating for headaches and entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) have been dismissed. The appeal for a compensable rating for shell fragment wound scars, sacrum (mid lower back), left buttock, left inguinal area, and right posterior thigh is REMANDED.

The Veteran's claims for higher disability ratings for his service-connected acne scars affecting the face and neck, anterior trunk, and posterior trunk are being remanded due to a need for additional examinations and consideration of new evidence.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed due to her withdrawal of the appeal, as requested by both herself and her representative.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip disability, left tibia surgical scar, and right hip area surgical scar do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes. The case is being remanded to obtain additional information regarding the severity of the Veteran's post-operative bone tumor removal, left tibia with bone graft.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and acne scars, render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment due to his mental health conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The hernia disability, abdominal scar, fibromyalgia, acquired psychiatric disability (pending), left shoulder disability (pending), right shoulder disability (pending), left arm disability (pending), right arm disability (pending), left elbow disability (pending), right elbow disability (pending), disability of the small finger, left hand (pending), cervical spine disability (pending), left ankle disability (pending), right ankle disability (pending), left foot skin disability (pending), and right foot skin disability (pending) were not granted. The Veteran's claims for service connection for sinus disability (pending), bilateral eye disability (pending), disability of the left eye cornea (pending), bilateral hearing loss disability (pending), tinnitus (pending), vertigo (pending), headaches (pending), and sleep apnea (pending) are pending.