The Board has determined that the veteran's scars of the right shoulder, head, and chest were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service. The veteran's sole service-connected disability, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is sufficient to preclude his participation in all forms of substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish that the scars are related to any incident during the veteran's period of active military service and the Board finds no other basis for granting service connection. The veteran's PTSD, when considered with his education and occupational experience, is sufficient to preclude participation in all forms of substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- scars of the right shoulder, scars of the head, scars of the chest
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0616205
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of March 28, 2023 for the award of a 50 percent rating for chronic headaches and a 10 percent rating for scars of the head, but denied ratings in excess of these amounts. The Board also granted service connection for painful scars of the head with an effective date of March 28, 2023.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands all service connection claims for further development, specifically to provide the veteran with adequate VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded because the VA did not provide the veteran with a copy of their medical examination report before making a decision. The case will be reviewed again after the veteran receives this document.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for thoracic back strain, a compensable rating for posttraumatic headaches prior to June 25, 2019, and an initial compensable disability rating for scars of the right shoulder. However, it granted a 50 percent rating for posttraumatic headaches beginning on that date.
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