The Board denied an extra-schedular evaluation for the veteran's postoperative pilonidal cyst, finding no evidence of frequent hospitalizations or marked interference with employment.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected pilonidal cyst did not meet the criteria for an extra-schedular rating as there was no indication of frequent hospitalization or significant interference with employment.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative pilonidal cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0607144
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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