The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's keloid scar of the sternum, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a higher disability evaluation.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the keloid scar did not meet the criteria for a 10 percent rating under any applicable diagnostic codes due to its location and characteristics.
- Claimed conditions
- keloid scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0003248
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of inguinal hernia, including keloid scar as there is no evidence that her current condition was incurred or aggravated by military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new VA examination to determine the nature, status, etiology, and progression of the Veteran's claimed disability of residuals of inguinal hernia, including a keloid scar. The examiner must address whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran’s inguinal hernia, to include the scar, was aggravated during service or if there was a chronic worsening beyond its natural progression.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's clothing was damaged by his service-connected knee braces, and he is granted a clothing allowance for 2014.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verification of periods of active duty and reserve service, as well as a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's inguinal hernia and associated keloid scar underwent chronic worsening during her periods of ACDUTRA.
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