The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current back scars and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no objective evidence of back scars in the medical records, and the VA examiner found no such scars during examination.
- Claimed conditions
- back scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22059788
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, right hand scars, back scars, residuals of shrapnel injury, and residuals of gunshot injuries but denied service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted a 20% rating for radiculopathy of the right sciatic nerve prior to April 6, 2022, and a 40% rating beginning April 6, 2022. It also granted a TDIU effective January 4, 2024.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and psychiatric disability, as well as assessing the current severity of his lumbar spine, lower extremity radiculopathy, back scars, and left ear perforated tympanic membrane.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and his claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied.
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