The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for corneal scars and for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for residuals of a left wrist fracture with wrist strain. The appeals for other issues have been remanded.
The deciding factor: There is no current evidence of corneal scarring or functional impairment related to the in-service diagnosis, and the appellant's wrists do not exhibit ankylosis that would warrant higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"corneal scars"}, {"condition_name":"residuals of a left wrist fracture with wrist strain","additional_notes":"includes painful scar on the left lower extremity, superficial and nonlinear scars on the left leg from March 1, 2014 to May 29, 2018, and deep, nonlinear scar of the left lower extremity from May 29, 2018"}, {"condition_name":"pseudofolliculitis barbae","additional_notes":"includes superficial linear scars on the left lower extremity from May 29, 2018 and initial rating greater than 10 percent for painful scar of the left lower extremity"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19178513
What this means for you
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