The Veteran's claim for increased ratings of various scar disabilities, TBI residuals, and migraine headaches has been granted. The Veteran also received SMC at the housebound rate.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's conditions meet or exceed the criteria for the assigned ratings under applicable rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Disfiguring scars of the head, face and neck, Painful scars of the right parietal scalp, right side of scalp, top of scalp, right nostril and malar area, and right eyebrow, Burn scars of the buttocks, Burn scars of the back, Painful scar of the right elbow, 3rd degree burn scar of the right elbow, 3rd degree burn scar of the left thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2022
- Citation
- 22037063
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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.
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Denied
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