The Board has granted service connection for chronic folliculitis and the residuals of burns of the face, neck, and forearms. The effective date is July 27, 2000.
The deciding factor: The VA medical examiner provided sufficient evidence to establish that the appellant's current skin disability (chronic folliculitis) originated in service and his burn residuals are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic folliculitis, residuals of burns of the face, neck and forearms
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2003
- Citation
- 0334843
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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)
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