The Board has granted service connection for a sebaceous cyst on the left arm, finding that it is etiologically related to service.,The Board has also granted service connection for a disability manifested by muscle aches, finding that it is due to an undiagnosed illness and manifesting during Southwest Asia service.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the conclusion that the sebaceous cyst on the left arm is related to service, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.,The evidence supports the conclusion that the muscle aches are due to an undiagnosed illness and manifest during Southwest Asia service, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- sebaceous cyst on the left arm, undiagnosed illness manifested by muscle aches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2017
- Citation
- 1728509
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