The Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for anterior trunk scar and a higher rating for nose scar were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable or higher disability rating under applicable VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the scars met the criteria for a compensable or higher rating based on their nature, extent, and impact on function.
- Claimed conditions
- Anterior trunk scar, Nose scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24015167
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What this means for you
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has restored service connection for hypertension, chronic kidney disease and renal insufficiency, arteriosclerotic heart disease, tonic-clonic seizures or grand mal epilepsy, and anterior trunk scar due to clear and unmistakable error in the original award of service connection.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for her service-connected scars and migraines, finding that the evidence did not support higher disability ratings.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher rating for PTSD, and a compensable rating for left ankle arthritis.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 31, 2010 for the award of service connection for an anterior trunk scar and denied higher ratings for CAD and a sternum scar. The decision also remanded several claims related to earlier effective dates.
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