The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's residuals of a pilonidal cystectomy, effective from August 25, 1996. A separate 10 percent rating is also granted for his recurrent rectal abscesses.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the veteran has a tender and painful scar as well as recurrent rectal abscesses with pain and discharge, which are analogous to a thrombotic hemorrhoid.
- Claimed conditions
- pilonidal cystectomy scar, recurrent rectal abscesses
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 31, 2001
- Citation
- 0125619
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- Granted
The Veteran's pilonidal cystectomy scar is rated at a 10 percent disability level, effective July 19, 1995.
- Denied
The Veteran's pilonidal cystectomy scar, located in the midline of the buttocks and measuring up to 8 cm by 0.5 cm, is currently rated at 10 percent disabling under Diagnostic Code 7804 due to its painful nature. The claim has been denied as there are no additional conditions or exposure bases that warrant a higher rating.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and a compensable evaluation for pilonidal cystectomy scar. The issues regarding nerve damage due to spinal block, bilateral leg disability, and the compensable evaluation for pilonidal cystectomy scar are remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and ratings related to his pilonidal cystectomy scar and healed C5 fracture, finding that the evidence did not support an earlier effective date than February 14, 1974.
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