The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's abdominal scar status post nephrectomy and remanded claims for an increased evaluation for service-connected nephrectomy status post cancer and service connection for hyperthyroidism.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's abdominal scar does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating, while further development is needed to determine the current severity of his nephrectomy and whether his hyperthyroidism is related to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Abdominal scar status post nephrectomy, Hyperthyroidism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103898
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Decisions by this judge: 907 · 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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- Granted
The Veteran's hyperthyroidism with bilateral dry eye syndrome is granted an initial 20 percent rating. A separate 30 percent rating for a thyroidectomy scar is also granted.
- Granted
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Veteran was granted an initial rating of 100 percent for hyperthyroidism and a 40 percent rating for residuals of removal of a ganglion cyst, left wrist. The appeal regarding TDIU is dismissed as moot, but SMC at the housebound rate was granted from January 11, 2005.
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