The Board finds that the veteran's current skin rash, characterized by itching, burning, and stinging of the groin area with secondary stria and intertrigo and perianal steroid atrophy, is due to a disease or injury incurred in service. As such, the claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner noted that the skin rash had always involved the groin area since its onset in 1967, as reported by the veteran, and there was current evidence of clear-cut steroid atrophy in the intertrigo areas with secondary stria of the groin area and some perianal type steroid atrophy. The Board found this evidence to tend to show a causal nexus between the current disability and manifestations noted in service.
- Claimed conditions
- itching, burning, stinging, secondary stria, intertrigo, perianal steroid atrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2003
- Citation
- 0307521
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