The Veteran's skin disability and right ear benign glomus tumor are granted service connection. The claim for TDIU prior to January 20, 2012 is remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on direct evidence of a current disability and its in-service onset without any presumption or secondary relationship.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disability (folliculitis), right ear benign glomus tumor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2023
- Citation
- 23055740
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Related decisions
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right ear benign glomus tumor, finding that the condition was not related to service or any service-connected disability. The decision also noted that TDIU is in effect from January 20, 2012.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for skin disability and right ear benign glomus tumor, as well as the TDIU claim prior to August 6, 2015. The Veteran's skin condition and right ear benign glomus tumor are being reviewed again due to insufficient medical opinions provided in previous decisions.
- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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