The Board denied the veteran's claim for restoration of a 100% disability rating for teratoembryonal cell carcinoma of the left inguinal canal, finding that the May 1971 reduction in rating was procedurally correct and no revision of the May 1971 rating decision is warranted.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the procedural requirements were met and a protected 100% evaluation is not warranted due to the one-year period without recurrence or metastasis following the initial diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- teratoembryonal cell carcinoma of the left inguinal canal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2003
- Citation
- 0327842
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