The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a scar on his chin is denied. From September 16, 2016, forward, the Veteran was granted a 30 percent disability rating for painful scars and a painful and unstable chin scar.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted an Intent to File a Claim in September 2016, which triggered the effective date of service connection. The RO reduced his initial noncompensable rating for the appendectomy scar to noncompensable as well, effective from September 20, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- scar on chin, painful scar, lysis of adhesions, painful and unstable chin scar
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19101907
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.
What you can do next
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