The Veteran's claim for a separate rating for recurrent boils on the buttocks area and his TDIU claim have been denied. The Board found that the symptoms of the boils overlapped with those considered in his existing cyst excision rating, resulting in pyramiding. His skin conditions do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's recurrent boils on the buttocks are part of the same disease process as his perianal abscesses, leading to overlapping symptomatology that would result in pyramiding if rated separately.
- Claimed conditions
- boils on buttocks, perianal abscesses, steatocystoma multiplex
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19149380
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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