The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable evaluation or an earlier effective date.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record did not show that the scars were manifested by areas of 929 cm² or greater, nor was there any other disabling effect warranting a higher rating. For the effective date claim, no formal or informal claim for service connection was received within one year of discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- scars of the right lower extremity, scars of the left lower extremity, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity (femoral nerve)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088472
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Decisions by this judge: 715 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and ratings were denied.,The issue of entitlement to a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) prior to April 19, 2019, is moot.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records, including those from the Miami VAMC and scanned into VistA.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a separate compensable disability rating for scars of the left lower extremity, as these scars should be included in the current 30 percent disability rating assigned for painful scars.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of December 21, 2022, for the grants of service connection for adjustment disorder, arteriosclerotic heart disease, scars of the anterior trunk, scars of the left lower extremity, and hypertension (HTN).
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