The Board has denied the appellant's claim for service connection for residuals of a pilonidal cyst, finding that there is no objective evidence showing that she had a pilonidal cyst in service or removal of a pilonidal cyst in service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that because the appellant did not have any objective evidence of a pilonidal cyst in service, any residuals that she currently had were not related to her service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a pilonidal cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0604234
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,710 · Granted: 15% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran was granted service connection for tinnitus and residuals of a pilonidal cyst, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus type II, skin disability other than a pilonidal cyst, and back disability.,Service connection was established for tinnitus due to exposure to noise during service. Residuals of the pilonidal cyst were also granted as it had its onset during service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient opinions regarding the etiology of his pilonidal cyst and esophageal cancer. The examiner is asked to provide a detailed opinion on whether these conditions are related to his military service, with particular attention given to the May 1990 Zumwalt report.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status is being remanded due to an inadequate VA examination. The case will be reviewed after further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's residuals of a pilonidal cyst are not productive of limitation of function, and he was granted an initial noncompensable evaluation. The claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and right ear hearing loss were reopened but denied due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim for service connection for tinnitus was also reopened but denied.
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