The Board granted service connection for fibrocystic breast disease but denied secondary service connection for status-post simple bilateral mastectomies.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a link between the veteran's fibrocystic breast disease and her subsequent need for bilateral mastectomies, while it supported the direct service connection claim based on in-service onset of symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- fibrocystic breast disease, status-post simple bilateral mastectomies
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 1, 2008
- Citation
- 0814451
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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