The Veteran's neck scarring is considered a residual of in-service procedures to remove sebaceous cysts, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The March 2020 VA examination confirmed that the Veteran's current neck scarring was caused by in-service procedures to remove sebaceous cysts.
- Claimed conditions
- neck scarring
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20051014
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