Scars Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected superficial stable scars, right lower leg, are granted a 10 percent disability rating prior to November 18, 2020 and denied for any higher rating from that date.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his ratings for various disabilities, including renal cell carcinoma and hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and a compensable disability rating are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of new evidence.

The Board has remanded several claims related to the Veteran's bilateral pes planus, low back disability, radiculopathy, knee disabilities, and right knee scar. The specific issues include seeking higher ratings for these conditions as of May 29, 2018, and prior to that date.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected conditions prior to April 4, 2013 prevented him from securing and maintaining gainful employment consistent with his educational background and employment history.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and rating considerations due to the need for clarification of his knee disabilities, including inconsistencies in previous examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, as his income has exceeded the poverty threshold level throughout the appeal period.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted service connection for a scar of the left middle finger, finding it etiologically related to an in-service injury.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus denying his claim for TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as his employment is considered substantially gainful and not marginal.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted after the most recent Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC). The Veteran is asked to respond to the SSOC.

The Veteran is granted a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective September 25, 2019 due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for PTSD, effective from the date of the decision. The Veteran's right ear hearing loss claim was denied as less likely related to service. Effective dates prior to May 15, 2016 were not granted for erectile dysfunction and SMC.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, degenerative arthritis of the left ankle, chronic lumbar strain, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, have resulted in a combined rating of 90 percent. The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an aortic valve disability and scarring of the left leg due to insufficient information regarding whether the Veteran's bicuspid aortic valve is a congenital disease or defect, and if so, whether it was aggravated by service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for effective dates before July 22, 2011 for service connection of neuroforaminal stenosis of the lumbar spine, left knee patellar tendonitis, right knee patellar tendonitis, and a right eyebrow scar.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examinations.

The Veteran's initial claim for a rating for lipomatosis scars has been granted, but no higher. The Board also found that the Veteran’s bilateral pes planus and bilateral hearing loss are not service-connected.

The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's neck scar, painful scars, and linear scars from September 29, 2020. The highest rating allowed under applicable diagnostic codes was assigned.