The Board found that the fibrocystic breast disease results in pain and tenderness on examination, granting a 10 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the fibrocystic breast disease resulted in pain and tenderness, which warranted a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7804 for superficial scars with painful tenderness.
- Claimed conditions
- fibrocystic breast disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0634601
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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.
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