Scars Board decisions

The Board has granted an effective date of December 18, 2009 for the grant of service connection for scar, status post epididymectomy.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for his scar, status post epididymectomy is remanded due to conflicting medical opinions regarding whether the scars are painful and associated with underlying soft tissue damage.

The Veteran's claim for a 10% rating for left heel scar is granted from May 13, 2013. The claims for service connection of bilateral knee disabilities are remanded.

The Board denied an increased rating for scars of the right forearm and hand, as there was no indication that the Veteran had three or four scars or that his scars were both painful and unstable.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims due to a failure to comply with the duty to assist in obtaining VA medical records. The AOJ is instructed to obtain all outstanding VA treatment records and schedule the Veteran for examinations to address his current conditions, including headaches, skin condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that further development is needed for all issues as the remand directives in the August 2018 have not been complied with. The Veteran's claims are being returned to the AOJ for additional development.

The Veteran's service-connected scars are being remanded for further evaluation and the provision of unretouched color photographs.

The Veteran's facial scar has been rated as noncompensable due to lack of characteristics of disfigurement. The Board found no evidence supporting a higher rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of scarlet fever and loss of teeth, left lower side of mouth have been dismissed. The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and Tachy-Brady syndrome (heart disability), to include as due to herbicide exposure and secondary to a service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned an effective date of March 12, 2014. The Veteran's claim was reopened based on new evidence submitted by the appellant.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a supplemental medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected neck scar residuals prevented EMS from intubating him following his cardiopulmonary arrest in May 2007.

The Veteran's bilateral iritis with left eye chorioretinal scars was granted a 10 percent rating prior to March 6, 2015 and denied any higher rating from that date.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and evaluation of the Veteran's scars, as there may have been a burn injury in service. The decision on service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and increased rating for PTSD remains pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence, including a medical opinion from his VA primary care doctor regarding the need for an electric scooter. The VAMC should also obtain any missing treatment records and ensure all relevant guidelines are provided to Dr. T.H.Y.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and readjudication due to new evidence received since the last statement of the case.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further consideration of his character of discharge and service connection issues.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain an addendum opinion regarding his service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea. The TDIU claim remains pending.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of his skin conditions due to inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran will need new VA examinations to determine the current severity of his dry skin rash, as well as the etiology of any diagnosed skin disorders.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left foot pes planus was denied as there is no evidence of a diagnosed condition during service or since. The Veteran's current symptoms do not meet the criteria for service connection.,For his residual scar, status-post appendectomy, the Veteran did not have any unstable or painful scars that would warrant a higher rating.

The Veteran's service-connected chest scar is granted a 10 percent rating, but no higher. The ratings for type II diabetes mellitus and CAD are remanded due to lack of recent VA examinations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bloody diarrhea, nausea, and digestive and abdominal pains are symptoms of his service-connected ulcerative colitis and non-service-connected pancreatitis. Therefore, these conditions do not constitute a disability for which service connection benefits may be granted.