The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected gynecomastia, left breast with post excision warrants a compensable (30%) disability rating based on its characteristics of disfigurement and skin involvement.
The deciding factor: The veteran's gynecomastia was found to meet the criteria for a 30% evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7819 due to its characteristic of over 6 square inches of superficial scar with some disfigurement, without evidence of masses, inflammation, tenderness, adhesion, raised scarring or limitation of function caused by the scar.
- Claimed conditions
- gynecomastia, left breast with post excision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0619260
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