The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected right thigh scar, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed no functional impairment from the scar and did not support a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Right thigh scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0306399
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 685 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right thigh scar, including a postoperative staphylococcal infection. The AOJ is instructed to obtain service treatment records from September 2006 to August 2007 and provide an addendum medical opinion.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for a right thigh scar, service connection for hearing loss, sebaceous cyst, cold exposure residuals and a right thigh injury have been dismissed. Service connection for capillary hemangioma, right knee disorder and urinary disorder are denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his service-connected back, knee, and ankle disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations addressing the nature and severity of these conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's initial compensable rating for right thigh scar from June 2, 2009 is granted. The Veteran's increased rating in excess of 50 percent for TBI with PTSD from June 2, 2009 to February 2, 2017 is denied. A 70% rating for TBI with PTSD from March 1, 2017 to February 16, 2020 and a 100% rating thereafter is granted. SMC (t) from February 17, 2020 onward is granted. Service connection for right eye residuals of PRK surgery diagnosed as halos and dryness and service connection for diplopia and light sensitivity secondary to service-connected TBI are also granted.
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