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.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any disabling effects not considered in a rating provided under Diagnostic Codes 7800-04, and including the left lower extremity scars in the existing rating of 30 percent was appropriate.
- Claimed conditions
- scars of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090535
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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.
- Denied
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.
- 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).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the inextricability of this appeal with a separate appeal regarding severance claims. The TDIU appeal will be deferred until the adjudication of the severance claims.
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