The Veteran's petition to restore a 20 percent rating for his service-connected sebaceous cyst of the scrotum has been granted. The reduction from 20 percent to noncompensable was improper.,Service connection for urinary dysfunction, which is no longer considered part and parcel of the service-connected sebaceous cyst, remains in dispute.
The deciding factor: The reduction from 20 percent to noncompensable rating for the Veteran's sebaceous cyst was not properly applied due to procedural errors.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent sebaceous cyst of the scrotum, urinary dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2026
- Citation
- 26002148
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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