The Board granted a separate 10 percent evaluation for surgical scars secondary to the removal of lipomas on the anterior surface of the trunk and left extremity, but denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for lipomas.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lipomas affected less than 5% of his body, and he had six residual surgical scars that were tender and painful to touch. The Board found these factors warranted a separate 10 percent rating for the scars but not an increased rating for the lipomas themselves.
- Claimed conditions
- lipomas
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 10, 2009
- Citation
- 0908905
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for digestive condition and sinusitis, but granted service connection for vitiligo of the penis and lipomas. The initial ratings for various disabilities were also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board found that the reduction of the rating for service-connected painful left foot scar from 10 percent to 0 percent, effective July 19, 2023, was not proper and is void ab initio.
- Granted
The Board grants service connection for lipomas, finding the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether they began during military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for a VA examination to clarify the etiology of the Veteran's lipomas, including whether they are part of a medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness or related to service in Southwest Asia.
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