The Veteran's fibrocystic breast disease, right breast (mastectomy), and residual scarring of the right breast are granted service connection. The claim for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for degenerative disc disease is remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection established based on secondary to a pre-existing condition.
- Claimed conditions
- fibrocystic breast disease, right breast, status post modified radical mastectomy, residual scarring, right breast
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19160226
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What this means for you
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