The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected lipoma was granted, but the effective date remains unclear.
The deciding factor: The RO awarded the veteran a 30 percent evaluation for lipoma based on the merits of the case and without any indication that it was due to new evidence or a change in the veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- lipoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0023777
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for arrhythmia and a bilateral eye disability, but denied service connection for lipoma.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot disability, diagnosed as plantar fasciitis, and a right shoulder disability, diagnosed as right shoulder strain. The claims for left knee, right knee, and lipoma were denied.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for acne, to include as secondary to a service-connected psychiatric disorder, and dismissed the appeals for lipoma, migraine headaches, and sleep apnea condition. The claim for a neck and cervical spine condition was remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for lipoma, finding no evidence linking the condition to the Veteran's active-duty service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
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