The Veteran's service connection for PTSD was awarded with a noncompensable disability rating, effective June 2, 1969 (the day after separation from active duty). The award of scarring was not granted.
The deciding factor: The RO found that the evidence did not show the scars were compensable based on symptomatology such as tenderness or limitation of function.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Panic Attacks and Major Depressive Disorder, Scarring
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- May 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19134531
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,200 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected acne has resulted in scarring of the face and neck that includes some scars over 0.6 centimeters wide, elevated and depressed, with abnormal texture and hypopigmentation. The Veteran is granted a 50 percent rating for this condition. However, his claim for a compensable rating for acne of the chest, arms, and back remains pending as it requires further evaluation.
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