The Veteran's claims for initial compensable evaluations for residual scars of the face and right groin muscle strain have been denied. The Veteran is currently rated at 30% for his facial scars, but not for his right groin muscle strain.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on the current manifestations of the service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Residual scars of the face, Right groin muscle strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0925016
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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).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran currently has chronic right groin muscle strain, which is related to a fall during ACDUTRA in May 2000. The claim for nerve damage of the pelvic area was denied as there is no evidence of such condition.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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