The Board finds no evidence that the veteran's current conditions are related to VA medical treatment, and thus denies compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing that the veteran's current conditions were caused by VA medical care or an unforeseen event during VA treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- scarring of the left leg, chest scarring
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0627572
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Decisions by this judge: 1,582 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0627572.
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: Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 26, 2021, for the award of service connection for coronary artery disease and dependency benefits for F.W., but denied earlier effective dates for chest scarring and a scar on the left medial distal thigh, as well as higher ratings for coronary artery disease.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, Parkinson's disease, bilateral hand cramps and leg cramps secondary to Parkinson's disease due to incomplete verification of herbicide exposure in Korea. The appeal is not about service connection at all.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an aortic valve disability and scarring of the left leg due to insufficient information regarding whether the Veteran's bicuspid aortic valve is a congenital disease or defect, and if so, whether it was aggravated by service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found no current diagnoses of chest scarring, left leg scar, or upper respiratory infection. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.
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