The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for ingrown toenail removal, right big toe is denied as there is no evidence of an additional disability resulting from VA treatment.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals, squamous cell carcinoma on penis status-post excision is denied as he did not have a current disability during the pendency of his claim.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no evidence of an additional disability resulting from VA treatment for ingrown toenail removal.,There was no evidence of a current disability associated with the excision of squamous cell carcinoma on penis status-post excision during the pendency of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- ingrown toenail, squamous cell carcinoma on penis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24065079
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Decisions by this judge: 1,455 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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