The veteran's current diagnosis of vitiligo is considered to be at least as likely as not related to his military service, leading to the grant of service connection for a skin disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the currently diagnosed vitiligo was most likely related to the veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- skin rash, vitiligo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0322755
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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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