The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for squamous cell carcinoma was denied. However, he was granted entitlement to total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to January 10, 2023.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner noted that the SCC was in a 'watchful waiting' status and did not require systemic therapy such as chemotherapy or x-ray therapy. The Veteran's chronic furunculosis made him more susceptible to skin cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC), Furunculosis with tinea glutealis and cruris
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2026
- Citation
- 26000877
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