The Veteran's mycosis fungoides is currently rated at 60 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted due to the condition being confined to the skin.
The deciding factor: The treatment for the Veteran’s mycosis fungoides was confined to the skin, which does not meet the criteria for a 100% evaluation under DC 7818 as it requires therapy comparable to that used for systemic malignancies.
- Claimed conditions
- mycosis fungoides
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20074301
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The Veteran is granted an effective date of September 1, 2023, for the 100 percent disability rating of lymphomatoid papulosis, to include mycosis fungoides, and painful scarring (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma).
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeals for the initial compensable rating, a rating in excess of 60 percent, and a 10 percent rating for multiple non-compensable service connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for mycosis fungoides and a thyroid disability due to a duty to assist error. A VA examination is required to determine if these conditions are related to active service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of January 12, 2018, for the grant of service connection for mycosis fungoides. The earliest indication of diagnosis was on that date.
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