The Board has granted service connection for mycosis fungoides as a manifestation of a chronic multi-symptom illness, but denied service connection for overactive thyroid. The Veteran's skin condition other than mycosis fungoides remains pending.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's pilonidal cyst is likely related to his service-connected arthralgia of the low back and medically unexplained multi-symptom illness, but did not find a connection between any medication taken during active duty service and the current pilonidal cyst.
- Claimed conditions
- Overactive Thyroid, Mycosis Fungoides
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2017
- Citation
- 1735658
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 1735658.
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death, concluding that hypertension did not contribute to his death and was not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected condition, and the cause of death (brainstem herniation due to cerebellar hemorrhage) is not related to his service-connected conditions. The Board denied service connection for the cause of death.
- Granted
The Veteran's mycosis fungoides affects more than 40 percent of the entire body, and a 60 percent evaluation is granted.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current skin disorder, mycosis fungoide, is of service origin and grants service connection for this condition.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.