The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and initial compensable rating for epidermal cysts has been denied. The Board found that the criteria for a higher rating were not met, as the Veteran's condition did not meet the requirements of Diagnostic Code 7815.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's epidermal cysts affect less than 5 percent of his total body area and none of the exposed areas, and he does not receive intermittent systemic therapy or other immunosuppressive drugs required for a total duration of less than 6 weeks over the past 12-month period.
- Claimed conditions
- epidermal cysts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24075055
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,549 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and epidermal cysts on the basis of presumptive exposure to herbicide agents during active service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for epidermal cysts and related scars on the back, face, and arms based on evidence of in-service toxic exposures.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for his skin conditions and an earlier effective date for TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.
- Dismissed
Your claim for service connection for benign growths of the skin and epidermal cysts, claimed as shaving profile and pseudofolliculitis barbae, has been dismissed because your previous claim was granted in full.
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