The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to May 25, 1999 for service connection of xeroderma was granted. The rating for residuals of xeroderma was increased from 10 percent to 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The M&ROC granted the veteran's claims and assigned a 30 percent evaluation effective May 25, 1999.
- Claimed conditions
- xeroderma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2002
- Citation
- 0213125
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a compensable disability rating for hypothyroidism and granted a separate 10 percent disability rating for xeroderma. The Veteran's hypothyroidism was found not to manifest as myxedema, while his xeroderma covered between 5% and 20% of his body area.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of the 10 percent rating for residuals of thyroid cancer, status post thyroidectomy and denied a compensable rating for the neck scar, s/p thyroidectomy, as well as ratings in excess of 10 percent for xeroderma and service connection for blurred vision, secondary to the thyroid condition.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a recurrent rash of the face and hands, variously diagnosed, is granted.,Service connection is denied for any other skin condition, including toenail fungus (tinea unguium).,The Veteran's hypertension secondary to his service-connected chronic adjustment disorder with major depressive disorder remains under consideration.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and the need for additional examinations.
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