The veteran's venereal warts do not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence of record that the veteran's venereal warts are described as deep, encompassing an area or areas exceeding 6 square inches (39 sq. cm.), frequently losing a covering of skin over the scar, painful on examination, limiting the function of the parts affected, affecting at least 5 percent, but less than 20 percent of the entire body, or requiring intermittent systemic therapy such as corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive drugs for a total duration of less than six weeks during the past 12-month period.
- Claimed conditions
- venereal warts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2009
- Citation
- 0901692
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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