The Board has found that the veteran does not currently have any medically confirmed facial or right hand scar disorders attributable to his military service and thus denied his claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence of current disability involving scarring of the face or hands, and there is no medical evidence linking any current scar disability to the veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- scar, left side of face, scar, right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2005
- Citation
- 0508446
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What this means for you
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional records and a VA examination.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for hearing loss, right and left wrist pain, a lung condition, and an initial compensable rating for the Veteran's scar, right hand.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hand numbness, scar, right hand, and right hand condition due to a lack of credible evidence showing an in-service injury or disease.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable for the period prior to April 12, 2017. As of April 12, 2017, his combined rating was 100%, and he is in receipt of special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.
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