The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for pityriasis rosea and will proceed to consider it on its merits. The veteran's claim for residuals of heat stroke or heat intolerance remains denied as new and material evidence was not submitted.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for pityriasis rosea, but no such evidence has been received to reopen the claim for residuals of heat stroke or heat intolerance.
- Claimed conditions
- pityriasis rosea, residuals of heat stroke or heat intolerance
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2003
- Citation
- 0328092
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for skin disorders, including basal and squamous cell carcinomas, sebaceous cysts, and pityriasis rosea, as there is no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service or herbicide exposure.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected pityriasis rosea as the evidence did not support a higher rating.
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