The Board has granted service connection for post-surgical residuals of bilateral mastectomy and low back disability, finding that these conditions are related to the veteran's military service. Service connection was denied for visual disability.
The deciding factor: Service connection is granted for post-surgical residuals of bilateral mastectomy as a result of disfigurement resulting from surgery in service. Low back disability is not service-connected due to lack of evidence linking it to service, including an injury during service and the absence of any medical records documenting such injury or chronicity.
- Claimed conditions
- post-surgical residuals of bilateral mastectomy, low back disability, visual disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0607285
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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