The Board has granted an effective date of April 14, 1972 for the award of service connection for scars and denied a compensable disability rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's scars have a combined area of 17 square cm which is less than the required area (144 square inches or 929 square cm) for a compensable disability rating under any of the criteria in effect since 1972. The evidence does not support a finding that the scars are painful, unstable, or have other compensable disabling effects.
- Claimed conditions
- scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- April 28, 2026
- Citation
- A26039306
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for compartment syndrome of the bilateral lower extremities, reduced the rating for painful scars of the bilateral lower extremities, and denied service connection for various conditions. The decision was not timely filed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for scars, head, face or neck due to a lack of evidence within the record and the need for further examination.
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