The Board granted a 60 percent rating for fibroadenoma effective June 2, 2025, and service connection for scar related to the Veteran's service-connected fibroadenoma with an effective date of June 2, 2025. SMC loss of breast tissue was also granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran underwent a modified radical mastectomy on June 2, 2025, which warranted a 60 percent rating under the applicable diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- fibroadenoma, scar from modified radical mastectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106555
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Decisions by this judge: 696 · Granted: 63% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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