The Board granted service connection for squamous cell cancer and denied the claims for an earlier effective date, service connection for implanted cardiac pacemaker, and several other conditions.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence of record was in equipoise as to whether squamous cell carcinoma was incurred in or caused by active service, but the evidence did not support a finding that the other conditions were related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with posttraumatic degenerative arthritis, squamous cell cancer, implanted cardiac pacemaker, right knee meniscal tear to include anterior cruciate ligament tear, degenerative arthritis, other than post-traumatic and rheumatoid arthritis, left knee meniscal tear, degenerative arthritis, other than post-traumatic and rheumatoid arthritis, bullous emphysema, left great toe disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25110526
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,677 · Granted: 26% (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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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 60 percent for bullous emphysema was denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for such a higher rating.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral posterior synechia; bilateral dry eye syndrome; left eye band keratopathy; and bilateral pseudophakia (previously rated as uveitis) was denied due to lack of incapacitating episodes during the past year.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for hearing loss was denied because his best corrected visual acuity did not meet the criteria for any higher rating.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) was denied as there was no evidence linking ED to his military service.
- Granted
The Board has granted a maximum schedular rating of 100 percent for the Veteran's atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with implanted pacemaker, effective February 1, 2024.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left ankle and left great toe disabilities due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions.
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