The Board has granted a rating of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected skin disability, diagnosed as neurodermatitis, effective from March 1, 1996.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed that the veteran had papules over an extensive area and constant itching, which approximated the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7817 (formerly 7806).
- Claimed conditions
- neurodermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0018123
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a skin disability, to include neurodermatitis, for an adequate VA examination and opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for neurodermatitis as the evidence did not support that the disability affected more than 5 percent of his body or required intermittent systemic therapy.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable rating for neurodermatitis, left axilla hidradenitis disability prior to January 1, 2023, as the evidence did not support a finding that the condition met the criteria for a compensable rating.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for neurodermatitis, eczema, and a lumbar spine disability as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
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