The Board denied entitlement to an initial compensable rating from January 1, 2002, to June 27, 2019, for bilateral preauricular scars as the evidence of record does not show that the Veteran's scars met the criteria for a compensable rating.
The deciding factor: The Board found no persuasive evidence showing the Veteran's scars were 5 or more inches in length; at least one-quarter inch wide at widest part; surface contour elevated or depressed on palpation; adherent to underlying tissue; skin hypo- or hyper-pigmented in an area exceeding six square inches; skin texture abnormal in an area exceeding six square inches; underlying soft tissue missing in an area exceeding six square inches; or, skin indurated and inflexible in an area exceeding six square inches.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral preauricular scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110230
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