The Veteran's pilonidal cyst, which at times becomes abscessed, is rated as a superficial scar with pain. The Board granted an initial compensable rating of 10% for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's pilonidal cyst was rated by analogy to scars and found to be analogous to a tender scar, warranting a 10% rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Pilonidal Cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 29, 2011
- Citation
- 1131653
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