An effective date of September 18, 2015 is granted for the award of service connection for painful scars on the head, status-post laceration. The decision also addresses a claim of CUE in the denial of service connection for scalp laceration scar (head scar) and finds that an earlier effective date is not warranted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that while there was evidence suggesting the Veteran had scars since his initial claim, the AOJ's decisions were based on VA examination reports noting no head scars. The CUE claim was denied as it did not meet the criteria for a valid CUE claim.
- Claimed conditions
- head scar, scalp laceration scar
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20021009
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What this means for you
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