Partly granted
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
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