The Board denied the Veteran's claims for initial compensable rating for a service-connected residual scar due to pilonidal cyst and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for impairment of sphincter control of the rectum/anus. The Veteran appealed, but the Court vacated the denial of the initial compensable rating for pilonidal cyst residuals and remanded the issue back to the Board.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not show any significant changes in the severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions since his last examination, which was conducted in November 2012. The current evidence does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating for the pilonidal cyst scar or warrant an increased rating for impairment of sphincter control of the rectum/anus.
- Claimed conditions
- pilonidal cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2013
- Citation
- 1316527
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