The Board granted service connection for a right forehead scar and remanded the claims for service connection of various other disabilities, as well as a TDIU claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports an in-service injury to the Veteran's right forehead, leading to a current scar. The opinions regarding the other disabilities were found inadequate due to lack of substantiating evidence supporting a nexus and no chronicity during or after service.
- Claimed conditions
- right forehead scar, left shoulder disability, right elbow disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, lumbar spine (back) disability, left lower extremity nerve disability, right lower extremity nerve disability, cervical spine (neck) disability, left upper extremity nerve disability, right upper extremity nerve disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25054100
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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