The Board denied the claim of service connection for impetigo of the chest in August 1962, and found no new and material evidence to warrant reopening the claim. The veteran's PTSD was rated at 10% initially.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a skin condition.
- Claimed conditions
- impetigo, seborrheic dermatitis, rosacea
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0020080
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal as it did not receive any arguments or evidence from the Veteran and his attorney within the allotted time.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for multiple skin conditions (hyperkeratotic eczematous dermatitis, psoriasis, tinea pedis, and rosacea) to the hands, feet, and face as secondary to medications taken for treatment of his service-connected hypertension.
- Granted
The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome has been granted service connection.,The Veteran's shingles disability has been granted service connection.,Service connection for a bladder disorder is denied.,Service connection for a migraine disorder is remanded.,Service connection for a uterine fibroid disorder is remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination opinions regarding the Veteran's rosacea, which is related to service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Gulf War.
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