The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than April 20, 1995, for a 10 percent rating for his service-connected neurodermatitis, eczema. The Board also found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in reducing the evaluation from 10 to zero percent in November 1972.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not warrant an increase in the evaluation of the skin condition prior to April 20, 1995. The veteran's claim for a higher rating was received after the unappealed March 1979 RO decision and before his February 10, 1996 claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Neurodermatitis, Eczema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 20, 2000
- Citation
- 0033176
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