The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a scar of the head, face or neck and an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for his postoperative pterygium of the left eye. The evidence did not support the presence of separate disabilities.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence showed no scars on the Veteran's head, face, or neck that were distinct from his service-connected pterygium of the left eye.
- Claimed conditions
- scar of the head, scar of the face, scar of the neck
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2019
- Citation
- A19002358
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and an increased rating, as well as remanded certain issues for further development.
- Granted
The veteran's service-connected scar of the head is granted an initial 10 percent disability rating, but no higher.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than September 23, 2009 for Meniere's syndrome and November 29, 2011 for migraines due to Meniere's syndrome have been granted. The other claims related to a neck disability, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, and scar have not met the criteria for an effective date prior to October 26, 2020.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for liver disorder, kidney disorder, heart disorder, erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, and scar of the head. The Veteran's conditions were not found to be related to his military service or exposure to herbicide agents.
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