The Board has determined that the veteran's cysts of the right arm and behind the left ear, as well as a sebaceous cyst behind the left ear, were not incurred or aggravated by service. The follicular lesion on the left thigh was also not shown to be related to service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were present during service and there is no competent clinical evidence showing their development following service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Cyst of the right arm","location":"Right Arm"}, {"condition_name":"Cyst behind left ear","location":"Behind Left Ear"}, {"condition_name":"Sebaceous cyst behind left ear","location":"Behind Left Ear"}, {"condition_name":"Follicular lesion of the left thigh","location":"Left Thigh"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0619289
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