The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating and a separate 10 percent rating for neurofibromatosis, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran had at least five painful, symptomatic neurofibromas requiring surgical removal and covered an area of 144 square inches or greater during the rating period.
- Claimed conditions
- neurofibromatosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21061486
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
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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