The Veteran was granted a temporary evaluation of 100 percent for nodular basal cell carcinoma s/p MOHS procedure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran required therapy comparable to systemic chemotherapy, which is covered under the provisions allowing a 100 percent rating during treatment and six months thereafter.
- Claimed conditions
- nodular basal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25032306
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 882 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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