The Board has granted service connection for prurigo nodularis, finding that the veteran's current condition is related to his in-service skin rash and granting the benefit of the doubt.
The deciding factor: Affording the veteran the benefit of the doubt, the Board concluded that there was as least as likely as not a nexus between the current diagnosis of prurigo nodularis and service.
- Claimed conditions
- prurigo nodularis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2003
- Citation
- 0319611
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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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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for prurigo nodularis, finding that the condition is at least as likely as not etiologically related to treatment received for a service-connected right foot disability.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for a right eye disability and sleep disturbance disability was dismissed, while the appeal for a left wrist strain was denied. The 20 percent rating for a left knee disability was restored, but an increased rating was denied. No compensable ratings were granted for allergic rhinitis or prurigo nodularis.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prurigo nodularis, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's service connection claim for a skin disability due to insufficient development and consideration of all relevant medical opinions. The issue of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, was resolved by granting it based on an apparent concession of herbicide agent exposure.
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