Granted
The Board granted the restoration of a 100 percent disability rating for malignant melanoma, top of scalp effective March 1, 2022.
The deciding factor: The AOJ did not comply with the procedural requirements under 38 C.F.R. § 3.105(e) when reducing the Veteran's rating from 100 percent to noncompensable.
- Claimed conditions
- malignant melanoma, top of scalp
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25104129
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