The Board granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for the soft tissue mass of the forehead and remanded the other claims for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's painful soft-tissue mass on his forehead was more analogous to the rating criteria of DC 7804, warranting a 10 percent rating but no higher. The other claims were remanded due to insufficient evidence or need for additional examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- soft tissue mass of the forehead, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, acquired mental health condition, to include persistent depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and insomnia disorder, traumatic brain injury, left knee disability, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25044066
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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