The Board denied the veteran's claim for a temporary total rating following surgery to remove a lipoma on her thigh, finding that the lipoma was unrelated to her service-connected left knee disorder.
The deciding factor: A VA physician concluded that the lipoma removed from the veteran's thigh in December 1999 was not causally related to her service-connected chondromalacia of the patella with synovitis, quadriceps atrophy and arthritic changes.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia of the left patella with synovitis, quadriceps atrophy and arthritic changes, lipoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2003
- Citation
- 0302796
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What this means for you
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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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