The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for left forearm scars has been denied.,The Veteran's claim of service connection for residual neck lipoma excision scar has also been denied.
The deciding factor: Both conditions were not related to the Veteran’s active service and no new evidence was presented to reopen the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left forearm scars, residual neck lipoma excision scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2018
- Citation
- 18132778
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's service-connected left forearm scars, finding that the evidence did not show five or more unstable or painful scars. The current 20 percent rating is upheld.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation since December 12, 2015. The Board has granted the TDIU claim effective that date.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and initial compensable ratings for various scars have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss has also been dismissed.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal regarding the effective date assigned for a separate 10 percent rating for left forearm scars was denied as he did not file a timely notice of disagreement.
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