Scars Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the Veteran's bilateral eye condition, including cataracts and other related conditions. The VA is instructed to obtain a supplemental opinion from an appropriate examiner to determine if any current eye condition is causally or etiologically related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, while limiting his employment opportunities, do not meet the criteria for a TDIU as they are less than total in severity and he has other employable skills.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, finding that he is not unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for a compensable rating for scars of the forehead and right shoulder glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis with rotator cuff tendonitis status post shoulder strain.

The Board has granted service connection for a right eye corneal scar and an upper lip scar. Service connection for a headache disability due to the right eye corneal scar is denied.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease are presumed to be related to herbicide agent exposure during service.,The Veteran's left leg scar, chest scar, peripheral neuropathy of the extremities, and erectile dysfunction are all secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease are presumed to be related to herbicide agent exposure during service.,The Veteran's left leg scar, chest scar, peripheral neuropathy of the extremities, and erectile dysfunction are all secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease are presumed to be related to herbicide agent exposure during service.,The Veteran's left leg scar, chest scar, peripheral neuropathy of the extremities, and erectile dysfunction are all secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to additional delay and need for an addendum opinion regarding the impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities on his employment.

The Veteran's bilateral foot scars and related disabilities have been rated at 30 percent since March 2010. The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for the scars, as they do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7804. A total rating for compensation purposes based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was granted from March 22, 2017 to November 15, 2018.

The Board has remanded multiple issues for further development due to incomplete or contradictory examination reports. The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are pending.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and thus his claim for TDIU is denied.

The Board denied service connection for glaucomatocyclitic crisis in the right eye, macular scar of the right eye, and bilateral cataracts. The conditions are found to be less likely related to any period of active duty or training.

The Board has remanded the issues of whether the reduction in the rating assigned for residual surgical scars s/p mastectomy from 10 percent to 0 percent, effective September 1, 2017, was proper and entitlement to a compensable evaluation for residual surgical scars s/p mastectomy. The Veteran needs a new VA examination.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to a duty to assist error in the prior decision, which did not obtain all relevant private treatment records and scanned medical records.

The Veteran's TDIU is granted effective May 20, 2015, due to his service-connected PTSD and right buttock scar. The decision also establishes the effective date for this grant.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral eye disability, a rating in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder strain, synovitis, rotator cuff impingement syndrome, tendonitis, labral tear, and degenerative joint disease, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate medical opinions and outstanding VA treatment records.

The Veteran's initial disability ratings for the service-connected left ankle disability and surgical scarring have been denied. The Board found that the left ankle disability did not meet criteria for a higher rating, while the left ankle surgical scarring was also denied as it did not meet the required compensable criteria.

The Veteran's service connection for painful scars on the right hand and scar residuals of surgery to the right hand was granted with an effective date of September 27, 2005.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for painful scars on the right hand was denied.

The Board has vacated the decision denying a compensable rating for a right wrist ganglion cyst with residual scar and remanded the case to allow for additional development.