The Board granted restoration of a 100 percent disability rating for skin cancer, squamous cell and basal cell status-post (s/p) excisions due to the RO's failure to properly consider improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.
The deciding factor: The evidence on which the reduction was based was inconsistent with the January 2024 VA examination, and the Board found that there was no actual improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under the ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer, squamous cell and basal cell status-post (s/p) excisions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25049237
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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