The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 30 percent for basal cell carcinoma and granted a separate 10 percent rating for a painful scar.
The deciding factor: The discontinuance of the 100 percent rating was proper as there had been no active malignancy requiring therapy comparable to that used for systemic malignancies. The Veteran's basal cell carcinoma is manifested by one characteristic of disfigurement, and he has one painful scar on his head, face, or neck.
- Claimed conditions
- Basal cell carcinoma, Painful scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25054248
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 926 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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