The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected folliculitis and chloracne since August 30, 2002. The effective date of this increase is August 30, 2002.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the veteran had symptoms such as ulceration, exfoliation, and crusting on his lower legs between the ankles and knees, with a coverage of 5 percent on non-exposed areas. The disability was not productive of constant exudation or itching, extensive lesions, or marked disfigurement.
- Claimed conditions
- folliculitis, chloracne
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 7, 2003
- Citation
- 0315053
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and private treatment records.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for unexplained weight loss/weight gain and an initial compensable rating for folliculitis, but remanded the claims for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.
- Partly granted
The appeal for readjudication of the claim of entitlement to service connection for vision loss has been withdrawn.,Readjudication of the claim for entitlement to service connection for asthma is granted, as new and relevant evidence has been received.,Readjudication of the claim for entitlement to service connection for hypertension is granted, as new and relevant evidence has been received.,Readjudication of the claim for entitlement to service connection for loss of taste (ageusia) and loss of smell (anosmia) is granted, as new and relevant evidence has been received.,The claim for entitlement to service connection for chloracne, to include as secondary to in-service herbicide exposure, is denied, as new and relevant evidence has not been received.,Entitlement to service connection for hypertension is granted pursuant to the PACT Act.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded several other claims.
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