The veteran's skin disorder, diagnosed as psoriasis, is related to his service-connected schizophrenia. The Board finds the claim plausible and thus well-grounded.
The deciding factor: A VA examiner opined that the veteran's current skin disorder may be aggravated by his service-connected schizophrenia.
- Claimed conditions
- psoriasis, facial acne, neurodermatitis, tinea pedis, herpes simplex on glans penis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0019638
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What this means for you
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