The Board has granted service connection for a chin scar, finding that the condition began during active service and is not related to any other conditions or exposures.
The deciding factor: The Board found reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran's claim based on his credible report of experiencing the scar during service and its persistence since then.
- Claimed conditions
- scar on chin
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23001826
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 622 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all issues related to service connection and rating for various conditions as the Veteran died during the appeal process.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's service connection for a scar on the chin, painful scars from appendectomy and lysis of adhesions, and a painful and unstable chin scar is granted with an effective date of September 20, 2016. The Veteran receives a disability rating of 30 percent under Diagnostic Code 7804.
- Denied
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