Partly granted
The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for skin cancer removal scars and remanded service connection claims for a respiratory disorder, heart disorder, and hypertension.
The deciding factor: The scarring did not manifest in symptoms sufficient to warrant a compensable rating under the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer removal scars, respiratory disorder, heart disorder, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088739
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