The veteran's depression is service-connected as secondary to his postoperative residuals of a pilonidal cyst, but the disability rating for the pilonidal cyst and skin cancer claims remains at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the preponderance of evidence showing that the veteran's current psychiatric disability is related to his service-connected postoperative residuals of a pilonidal cyst.
- Claimed conditions
- Postoperative residuals of a pilonidal cyst, Skin cancer, to include as secondary to service-connected postoperative residuals of a pilonidal cyst, Depression, to include as secondary to service-connected postoperative residuals of a pilonidal cyst
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 21, 2008
- Citation
- 0816742
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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