The Board has denied the appellant's claim for a disability rating greater than 10 percent for his pilonidal cyst, finding that the current 10 percent rating adequately reflects the severity of his condition.
The deciding factor: The appellant's service-connected scar from a pilonidal cyst excision is shown to be manifested by complaints of periodic pain but with no evidence of recurrence of the pilonidal cyst or inflammatory signs in the area, warranting only a 10 percent disability rating under applicable VA regulations and diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- pilonidal cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 27, 2001
- Citation
- 0127688
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