The Board denied an extraschedular rating for residuals of a pilonidal cystectomy and did not address the effective date claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence provided by the veteran's former employers indicated that he was out of work three to five weeks per year due to his disability, but these estimates were not supported by actual payroll records. The Board found this insufficient to establish marked interference with employment as required for an extraschedular rating under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- pilonidal cystectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2004
- Citation
- 0432965
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- Granted
The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from January 1, 1997 onward. The TDIU is denied for the earlier periods.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to unclear reasons and bases in the April 2017 VA examination opinion, which was used to deny the Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for post-operative residuals of pilonidal cystectomy and perirectal sinus. The examiner’s opinions need clarification regarding whether there is a clear connection between the service-connected condition and the Veteran's symptoms.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his post-operative residuals of pilonidal cystectomy and perirectal sinus, finding that the disability does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under VA's rating schedule.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination to reassess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected pilonidal cystectomy.
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