The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of 50 percent for service-connected scars of the face was granted, effective September 28, 2016. The Board found no increase in disability within one year prior to this date.
The deciding factor: There was no factually ascertainable increase in disability in the one-year period prior to the Veteran's claim for an increased rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Scars of the face
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 30, 2018
- Citation
- 18154647
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for service connection for cervical spine disorder, thoracolumbar spine disorder, right shoulder disorder, scars of the face, psychiatric disorder, and traumatic brain injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands multiple issues, including service connection claims and rating increases for various disabilities.
- Denied
The Veteran's facial scars are currently rated at 50 percent, and the claim for an increased rating is denied. The Veteran's painful facial scars are currently rated at 10 percent, and the claim for an initial increase beyond this rating is also denied.
- Denied
The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining and retaining all forms of substantially gainful employment.
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